Are some ways of knowing more likely to lead to the truth?

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Are some ways of knowing more likely to lead to the truth?

        Discovering the truth may proceed in different ways. Depending on the circumstances or the aim of “research”, one of the four ways of knowing may be used: emotion, perception, reason or language. Usually, they may be also used together, as far as some of them, at least in my opinion, are very related. Discussing the “efficiency” of WOK in leading to the truth, I think none of them is better or worse. Each has different features, strengths and limitations. However, used together may provide us very closely, or even fully to the truth.

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        Every belief is based on some knowledge. So the processes of acquainting the knowledge influence leading to the truth. Referring to the first WOK, perception, at first I would say, it is the basic way of recording the external world. By senses, people see, feel, hear everything around, seemingly as it is. However, thinking of the perception more deeply, it is not that objective as it seems to be. The process of becoming aware of the reality is often selective- people see what they what to see; also all the observations and then conclusions are interpreted, basing on one’s experiences. ...

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