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The Projected Truth (mander.xyz)
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[–] 27 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Genuinely though, English seems to lack the distinction between truth (the absolute state of something being universally true), truth (something that is correct from some point of view) and truth (an idea someone is dedicated to).

Some other languages have different words for these "truths". You could say that first is truth, second is perspective, and third is an idea, but all three can be named "truth", which can easily spark a debate over simple misunderstanding of what you mean, exactly.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago*

    I would argue that the first and third are perversions of the word. A truth that is universal should be called a law. Like the law of entropy. Unfortunately the word "law" has also ben twisted to mean legal policy. The third should be "belief," as it is what you hold inside you. Religion call their beliefs "truth" to push their agenda.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    English has loads of words for the spectrum between fact and baseless claim, it's just people have decided "truth" is contested, this is mostly that news on both sides of American politics report differently, producing often conflicting supposed facts, to the point where people say truth doesn't matter anymore

    People take that idea differently, from the sane end where it's just the state of sectarian news through to the crazy end where they think nothing is real

    Illustrative is one side of American political followers didn't believe in COVID-19, the other side wore masks, avoided gatherings, and got vaccinated when vaccines became available

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