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I have been saving this for a time it seemed appropriate.  It is now! The Unique Latter-day Saint Approach to Knowing Truth By  Wallace Goddard  · July 19, 2020 Editor’s Note: This wonderful insight from Wally Goddard seemed particularly relevant in this confusing time when so many voices are competing for our attention and belief. How can we know what is true? That is one of the puzzling questions of existence. It matters a great deal where we place our trust for truth. In fact, our success in discovering truth depends upon the trustworthiness of our process for discovery.   Five Ways of Knowing Truth Philosophers commonly name five different ways of knowing truth (which they call epistemologies): empiricism, reason, intuition, authority, and revelation (Butler, 1968). Let’s consider each briefly. Empiricism  argues that we learn through observing. We look at our own experience or the experiences of others to learn what works and what doesn’t. Sometimes e