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Monday, May 16, 2011

Truths?

Whilst watching a religious debate online recently I became increasingly irritated by one participant who repeatedly used the word "truths" when describing the content of her preferred book of myths. The contents of the book are not truths. They are not undisputed facts or descriptions of reality. By misusing the word "truths", she was able to make such claims as "My truths are of equal value to your truths". This is blatantly wrong. She was claiming that opinions are the same as facts and unsupported assertions are the same as accurate descriptions of reality. Wanting something to be true does not make it true. Wishful thinking should not be mistaken for reality.

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