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Old 03-26-2011, 03:30 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Fussiler1 View Post
A fact is something that's true and proven. So no.
8 centuries ago Sol orbited Earth. That was fact.

During the time of the Romans the Olympians existed. That was fact.

...both Iraq and Afghanistan had weapons of mass destruction. That too was a fact.
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The closest thing to an actual fact is the fact that there are no facts. Just accepted/proven opinions of the majority of the people.

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Originally Posted by WherewolfTherewolf View Post
Well note that something is proven by the technology/science of the time
Some things in the past were considered truth and proven since they didn't know how to disprove it
I'm making the arguement that facts are as real as perfection, in other words they're entirely subjective.

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