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Topic started by grandpa13 on 19 Apr 2010, 10:41:56
grandpa13
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19 Apr 2010, 10:41:56
 
Truth
Is Wikipedia true?
Just thinkin.
 
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Edited on 19 Apr 2010 at 10:44:29
whiteLightning
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19 Apr 2010, 10:59:25
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Re: Truth
grandpa13 said:
Is Wikipedia true?
Just thinkin. - grandpa 13
 
"Wikipedia," as most of us either know or suspected; Is a perpetual effort, in arriving @ 100% {or even 90%}, 'Truth.'
.. On the other hand; Certain 'Truths' {imho}, seem to stand out, from most other 'Truths'! .. Even those, such as: "2 + 2 = 4." {see below}.

 
grandpa13
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19 Apr 2010, 14:36:48
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Re: Truth
2+2=4 should be listed under facts; not truths.
 
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19 Apr 2010, 15:36:05
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Perhaps {grandpa}, you should take up your partly contrarian viewpoint, with the authors of: dictionary reference{dot} com {see below}
 
Notice, that the #3 meaning listed; Which most nearly conforms to my '2 + 2' reference; Is listed under the {dictionary} word, 'truth'!
 
Next up; How many angels, can dance on the head of a pin{?}; Resolved! --
 
 
truth
 
–noun,pluraltruths  /truğz, truθs/ Show Spelled{troothz, trooths}
1.
the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
2.
conformity with fact or reality; verity: the truth of a statement.
3.
a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle, or the like: mathematical truths.
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19 Apr 2010, 18:05:29
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Main Entry: fact
Pronunciation: \ˈfakt\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin factum, from neuter of factus, past participle of facere
Date: 15th century
1 : a thing done: as a obsolete : FEAT b : CRIME <accessory after the fact> c archaic : ACTION
2 archaic : PERFORMANCE, DOING
3 : the quality of being actual : ACTUALITY <a question of fact hinges on evidence>
4 a : something that has actual existence <space exploration is now a fact> b : an actual occurrence <prove the fact of damage>
5 : a piece of information presented as having objective reality
— in fact : in truth
 
Main Entry: truth
Pronunciation: \ˈtrüth\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural truths \ˈtrüthz, ˈtrüths\
Etymology: Middle English trewthe, from Old English trēowth fidelity; akin to Old English trēowe faithful — more at TRUE
Date: before 12th century
1 a archaic : FIDELITY, CONSTANCY b : sincerity in action, character, and utterance
2 a (1) : the state of being the case : FACT (2) : the body of real things, events, and facts : ACTUALITY (3) often capitalized : a transcendent fundamental or spiritual reality b : a judgment, proposition, or idea that is true or accepted as true <truths of thermodynamics> c : the body of true statements and propositions
3 a : the property (as of a statement) of being in accord with fact or reality b chiefly British : TRUE 2 c : fidelity to an original or to a standard
4 capitalized Christian Science : GOD
— in truth : in accordance with fact : ACTUALL
 
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2+2 equals 4 in common, base-10 (n fact, in base05 and higher) math. It may also refer to:
• 2+2 road, a high-capacity four-lane road with at-grade intersections
• 2+2 (car body style), a car configuration with two rear seats rather than three, for a total of four seats
• Two Plus Two Publishing
[edit] See also
• The phrase from George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, "2 + 2 = 5" — a word-play on the tautology 2 + 2 = 4
 
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19 Apr 2010, 19:07:48
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Slow down and be careful GP. You will make his little head spin around and around.