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Three Truth Hammers
The three truth hammers are the scientific process, journalism, and the law.
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Three Truth Hammers:
The three truth hammers are the scientific process, journalism, and the law.
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Five key ideas and takeaways.
1. We start with a story.
From History: 3 Dec 1791.
Subject: U.S. Constitution.
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The Bill of Rights protects personal liberty by limiting government power.
The first ten amendments are not extra decorations on the Constitution. They are guardrails. They protect speech, belief, privacy, fairness, and due process while reminding the government that power has limits. In a free society, rights are not gifts from the state; they are protections against it.
That Three Truth Hammers Story,
was first published on TST 5 years ago.
2.
Subject: Allegorical Interpretation.
- Philo of Alexandria.
- circa 20 CE.
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With your entertainment, with literature, art, and movies, allegories allow for deeper understanding, look for the wisdom embedded within the text of the stories you consume.
An allegory is a literary technique in which the writing represents deeper meanings than the words might initially imply. Look for the allegorical interpretation, the symbolic meaning, within stories. Right or wrong, a little wisdom builds each time you attempt to understand the deeper embedded lessons in literature, art, and movies.
That Three Truth Hammers Quote,
was first published on TST 1 year ago.
3.
Subject: Journalism.
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Truth matters, but so does being fair about intent. Do not confuse spin, falsehood, and lying. Spin presents the best face. A falsehood is an untruth, and a lie is knowingly telling a falsehood.
Not every false statement is a lie. Some are errors. Some are spin. A lie requires intent. Think well by asking what was said, whether it was false, whether the speaker knew it, repeated it, and what happened after correction.
That Three Truth Hammers Article,
was first published on TST 7 years ago.
4.
Subject: False Cause Fallacy.
- Coincidence is not causality..
- Look for evidence of a direct causal relationship..
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Bloodletting survived for millennia not because it worked, but because humans mistook timing for causation.
A false cause fallacy assumes that one event directly causes another without proof. It links two events improperly, ignoring other factors, often leading to flawed conclusions based on coincidence, not causality.
That Three Truth Hammers FAQ,
was first published on TST 2 years ago.
5.
Subject: Epistemology.
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“Middle Ages” is the accurate term, but “dark” still captures a real regression in human thought.
Modern historians prefer “Middle Ages” because “Dark Ages” over-centers Europe and oversimplifies history. Still, the adjective dark points to something real: a period when tolerance narrowed and knowledge was lost. Language should evolve—but we shouldn’t lose the philosophical insight older labels were trying to express.
That Three Truth Hammers FAQ,
was first published on TST 2 years ago.
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Writing and coding by Michael Alan Prestwood.
