[2] One school of thought compares scientific knowledge to the mythology of other cultures, arguing that it is merely our society's set of myths based on societal assumptions.
[3] The strong program in the sociology of science is (in the words of founder David Bloor) "impartial with respect to truth and falsity".
[4] Elsewhere, Bloor and Barry Barnes have said "For the relativist [such as us] there is no sense attached to the idea that some standards or beliefs are really rational as distinct from merely locally accepted as such.
"[6] Yves Winkin, a Belgian professor of communications, responded to a popular trial in which two witnesses gave contradicting testimony by telling the newspaper Le Soir that "There is no transcendent truth.
"[10] Larry Laudan's book Science and Relativism outlines the various philosophical points of view on the subject in the form of a dialogue.