Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2011-05-03]: A new theory was proposed for the formation of the Grand Canyon [source: web news]. The new theory proposed tells us that the canyon was formed when magma got out to the surface and made the soil retreat to fill-in the gap that was created. Every time a new theory is proposed for the explanation of something that happened in the past, the same problems comes to surface: We can never be sure 100% for the validity of the theory. There are some people telling us that we may not know “reality” but we are at least progressing towards the “truth” with steady pace. But if we do not know what the “truth” about the “Reality” is, how can we “know” is we are approaching it or not?
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