>>>>>>>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 ?
>>>
>>>The blind men and the elephant.
>>>
>>>You're conflating a set of facts with a single fact. You're right, that any single fact is true. But, a set of facts may not add up to a complete "truth" - they may be shown to be "half-truths".
>>
>>Everyone seems to be putting 'truth' in quotes!
>>And what on earth is a 'half-truth'. Do two of them make a 'truth' or a quarter truth? Is there a such a thing as a quarter-truth?
>>
>>And if a set of facts do not provide a definitive conclusion then the conclusion reached is not 'truth'.
>>Arrrggggg. Done it myself now.......... :-}
>
>Oh, no! Are you one of those people who believes in a Cosmic Truth? There is one and only one truth? I fear we are about to enter into non-secular areas once again. ;)

I must abandon this thread and contemplate the above for a while...........