Why does truth matter?

Facilitated by Sarah Banks.

According to some commentators we are living in a ‘post-truth’ era, confronted with fake news, alternative facts, disregard for evidence and dismissal of inconvenient truths as lies (such as human-caused climate change). What counts as ‘truth’, does it still matter and why?

Contact: Sarah Banks at Alington House, 4 North Bailey, Durham, DH1 3ET
10.00-4.30 pm.
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