Sunday, March 27, 2005

What Is Truth? (Aristotle vs. Tommy Smothers)

Aristotle-Smothers

In a previous short post, I quoted the definition of truth according to an ancient philosopher.

Aristotle:
If a man says of what is that it is, or if he says of what is not that it is not, then he speaks the truth; but if a man says of what is that it is not, or if he says of what is not that it is, then he does not speak the truth.

On the TV Land awards show the other night, we were treated to a definition of truth from another great philosopher.

Tommy Smothers:
Truth is whatever you can get others to believe.

1 comment:

Der Tommissar said...

Mom always did like Aristotle best!