Walter Meester
HoogkarspelNetherlands
>>>>>>>>Facts != Truth
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hmm. So something can be a fact but not true?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>A set of facts, each individually true, may not sum up to the "truth".
>>>>>
>>>>>Can you give an example ?
>>>>
>>>>Fact: Israel has been bombing the Gaza
>>>>Fact: Those bombs have killed children
>>>>
>>>>What's the truth: Israel is a country of monsters who bomb the Gaza in order to kill children?
>>>>
>>>>Unless you have all the facts (and whoever does?), the facts you have don't necessarily add up to 'truth'.
>>>
>>>I fail to understand your argument (unless,of course, you are claiming that the third statement is the 'truth')
>>
>>The truth is the conclusion of ALL the facts and not just a few. But as stated before, who has all the facts ?
>
>It would depend on the truth you were seeking.
>But no argument with that. It just means that without all the facts all you have is supposition.
>If the known facts do not contradict it then it may be the truth.
>If one fact does then it cannot be the truth.
It is just like with statistics, you can make it lie any way you want by in and excluding the facts to support your thesis.
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