History

Is it possible to write completely unbiased history?

For

Neutral evidence and sources allow objectivity.

Against

Every historian views events through personal or cultural lenses.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • lots of people looking over evidence and arguments of the evidence and eventually all or mostly agreeing
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  • Corroborate after conflict is the rule.
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Against

  • All history is subject to the perspective and bias of a narrator
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  • It's never going to be perfect and human bias is always going to be woven into those narratives.
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