Truth or Consequences? Engaging the “Truth” of Evolution

Truth or Consequences? Engaging the “Truth” of Evolution

John is the only one of the four evangelists who recounts Jesus’ (possibly apocryphal) statement to Pilate that he was in fact a king whose role was “to bear witness to the truth; and all who are on the side of truth listen to my voice.” Pilate is said to have replied to this, “What is truth?” This is a question that Jerry Coyne never really engages in his excellent new book [1], which purports...

Truth or consequences.

The great age of American philosophy, dominated by the figures of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Charles S. Peirce, William James, Josiah Royce, and John Dewey, consistently draws the attention of scholars from a variety of disciplines. These philosophers serve as a source of inspiration, a tradition to be appropriated, and a subject for sustained analysis. As debate about the nature of truth, the role o...

Truth or Consequences: An Experiment

This paper presents evidence that the willingness to punish an unfair action is sensitive to whether this action was preceded by a deceptive message. One player first sends a message indicating an intended play, which is either favorable or unfavorable to the other player in the game. After the message, the sender and the receiver play a simultaneous 2×2 game, in which the sender may or may not...

Truth or Consequences : Using argumentation toreason about

Policy debates about the impact of new technologies or substances often begin with a proposal that the innovation poses potential hazards to those exposed to or using it. Such potential hazards are typically disputed by other scientists on the basis that no theoretically-sound causal mechanism exists to explain the alleged relationship. Debates often then proceed with an experiment which demons...

Truth-bearers or Truth-makers?