>>>>>>>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.......... :-}
>
>Now you know why we have the practice of law :)

Oddly enough I read a legal piece the other day advising lawyers on how to 'slant' the 'Statement of Facts' - obviously this is not regarded as a contradiction in the legal trade.
Regards,
Viv