In this month's editorial, Jonas Follonier continues his debate with editorial writer Olivier Delacrétaz, who responded in «La Nation» to his plea for moderate skepticism.
Skepticism holds two things: it's very difficult to reach the truth, but that doesn't mean the truth doesn't exist. This school of thought teaches the humility our age needs.
The idea that knowledge is never definitive has been distorted, paving the way for truths falsely described as alternatives. Could the acceptance of permanent questioning, based on the dialectical construction of truth, offer a way out?
Although they concern only a small proportion of the population, gender issues seem to be dividing public opinion and getting to the heart of social debates. And for good reason: they touch on a civilizational issue: the notion of truth.
It may sound like a trite phrase, like «there's no such thing as hot without cold», but remembering that there's no such thing as a lie without the truth has the merit of bringing back to the table a fact that has become too old-fashioned in certain intellectual circles: truth exists.
When we present our beliefs as knowledge, we quickly find ourselves denying the facts. By abandoning refutability in favor of an interpretive approach, we border on the absurd, as in the case of Planned Parenthood's emphasis on pregnant men.
Jonas Follonier était l’un des invités du grand débat de «Forum» le 29 mai 2020 sur RTS 2 et la...
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