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This blog facilitates online class discussion for LIBR 121 - Electronic Library Research Skills. Each week a new topic and question will be posted by the instructor. Students will then add comments, addressing both the instructor's original post and comments posted by other students. The instructor may guide or change the discussion throughout the week.
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Truth, according to Wiki, is indefinable and unidentifiable simply because you can’t get a majority of professional philosophers (those who have a love for thinking and get paid to do it??) and scholars to come to an agreement on a single definition. But for Wiki, for an item to be considered “truth,” it only needs to be published elsewhere, anywhere will do. For my own use, I may look at something through Wiki but I’d almost never use it without verifiable, corroborating evidence. In researching material for college level papers I never use Wiki. I will search for a primary or at least a reputable secondary source of information.
Philosophers from man’s earliest records have been “seeking truth.” My favorite statement concerning truth though comes from God’s own mouth. In John 18:37 we find Jesus standing before Pilate saying “. . . . for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth hears my voice. To which the greatest single question one could ask of God is uttered by Pilate "What is truth?" All too often the answer is simple and before us but we can’t accept it. As for Wiki anything goes, at least for now.
According to Wikipedia, truth is an intangible quality a person posseses in their life. It corresponds with honesty, and sincerity. Wikipedia goes on to say that it is an undefinable word in many senses because it is something that cannot be agreed upon by most people. It means something different to everyone, and is seen differently by everyone.
According to Garfinkel, one of the most important qualities that a article should possess is verifiability. And I totally agree with it. Truth is not always expert's writings but also the ideas of many thinkers and readers who give their best to provide the traditional and in-depth knowledge. Before wikipedia there
was nupedia but it could not meet
the demand of people so came wikipedia. Wikipedia gives oppurtunity for every people to explore and give their knowldege what they have gained so there is a lot of information to access.
I think the world is full of very intelligent people. Most people want to share their knowledge with others. I think Wikipedia gives them that opportunity. Usually the definition of a word is a single answer, but can potentially be interpreted in small different ways, and there are probably things on Wikipedia that are not entirely true, or maybe not true at all, but Widipedia has the best intentions at heart to allow people to share what they know with the world.
According to wikipedia, the truth is defined as: a statement that is known to be correct and according to Garfinkel, one of the most important qualities that a article should possess is verifiability. I believe the truth in writing is very important. Without the truth we are learning incorrect information and starting to form are own opinions on false information. I believe that a lot of what wikipedia has to say is correct but if i wanted to go in there and correct or re-write something completely incorrect i could. When writing a paper or trying to give someone correct information i would not suggest using wikipedia. When it comes down to it though i believe wikipedias intensions are meant well, they are allowing anyone to share information on the a certain subject. Now weather or not its entirely true... who knows.
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