Knowledge and Communities

So, how do we know what is true? There are established facts, but these facts sometimes do not align perfectly with every situation, which leads to different opinions. When knowledge is constantly changing, we have to remain up to date, and not always just agreeing but rather contemplating and debating the opinions of the experts. We must make our own decisions, or else we will have no basis for our knowledge.

In the aircraft community, which is what I am researching for my community, the design must be built on truths. These truths don't change, which is what keeps the plane in the air. The people who fly the plane must know the truths that make the plane work, and those who build the plane must abide by those truths. When these truths are compromised, the plane will not fly, and people die.

There are many different kinds of truth, and many different applications, but in the flying industry, both across the world and in Blacksburg, the truths which hold the plane in the air are not up for discussion, and absolutely must be abided by.