A world of truth is a world of trust, and vice versa. In it, there is something larger than individuals seeking their own interest. Truth becomes the intellectual equivalent of a public space that we can all inhabit, whatever our desires and predilections. It was only when science developed ways of testing the truth of hypotheses by experiment, evidence and evaluation that knowledge became more than opinion and real progress could be made in this arena. Where there is honesty – truth and truthfulness – there tends to be law, order and prosperity. A respect for truth is essential for authority,
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