So It Is (If You Think So)

Those who follow arguments on social media may become frustrated by the abundance of resolute “truths”, the aggressive dissemination of all kinds of conspiracy theories, and the questioning of science-based facts. How can we navigate a society that is not only oversaturated with information, but also overwhelmed by the undermining of basic certainties? In a postmodern, relativistic and fragmented world, it seems that even the laws of nature – as a thing we thought we could all agree on – can be denied. Is the Earth even round? What did Giordano Bruno die for? Does Finland exist? Is truth and knowledge worth a great sacrifice? Or do you just get angry anonymously in front of a computer screen? And is each of us absolutely entitled to our own truth?