- Cowardice asks the question - is it safe?
Expediency asks the question - is it politic?
Vanity asks the question - is it popular?
But conscience asks the question - is it right?
And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular; but one must take it because it is right. - http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/resources/commentary-and-analysis/732-andrew-gilligan-dispatches-and-islamic-terrorism
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Saturday, 6 March 2010
An interesting read, Food for thought re Andrew Gilligan
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You make an excellent point: One must be very careful, when dealing with information, to check the source(s) of that information and the biases of the source. I notice the Wiki article stops in the fall of 2008 (I think); the other one goes on to more recent work by Gilligan.
ReplyDeletewhat a labyrinth it is
ReplyDeleteInteresting
ReplyDeleteAlmost hard for people to know the truth the truth, without incorporating the diluting influence of human philosophies and motives (like who they are trying to please and why).
At the start of mankind’s history, everything was based on truth. There was no twisting of facts, no manipulation or misrepresentation of the truth. Not so anymore.
The fundamental rivalry between truth and untruth, rages today. It permeates all levels of human society and affects every individual. The way a person lives often puts him on one side of the issue or the other.
Greed, Pride and Selfishness, Ambition, Envy/ Desire, fear (as you say) are still very much the motives that impel many people to lie.slant etc.
One can not go by just what sounds good.
There is no greater treasure to be found than truth if it's faced, it liberates us from superstition, confusion, and morbid fear. It gives us hope, purpose, and joy. As the old saying goes--”You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free"
Enjoyed the read-Thank you
I often wonder how much I read on the net is accurate and/or unbiased - not much I fear.
ReplyDeletenot just on the net... in fact I think sometimes the net is less bias than the press, all of the worlds press and media is owned by a few rich individuals who all have their own agendas, which in my opinion makes all of the mainstream media unreliable.
ReplyDeletelike my father taught me:
ReplyDelete"read everything ~ but think for yourself"
:)