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grandpa13 Founding Member United StatesPosts: 413
Reply | 19 Apr 2010, 10:41:56   Truth Is Wikipedia true? Just thinkin. grandpa 13 Edited on 19 Apr 2010 at 10:44:29 |
whiteLightning Senior Member United StatesPosts: 541
Reply | 19 Apr 2010, 10:59:25 In reply to grandpa13 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 Founding Member United StatesPosts: 413
Reply | 19 Apr 2010, 14:36:48 In reply to whiteLightning Re: Truth 2+2=4 should be listed under facts; not truths. grandpa13 |
whiteLightning Senior Member United StatesPosts: 541
Reply | 19 Apr 2010, 15:36:05 In reply to grandpa13 Re: Truth 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. |
grandpa13 Founding Member United StatesPosts: 413
Reply | 19 Apr 2010, 18:05:29 In reply to whiteLightning Re: Truth 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 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from 2+2=4) Jump to: navigation, search 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 |
RAPTOR Elite Member United StatesPosts: 1262
Reply | 19 Apr 2010, 19:07:48 In reply to grandpa13 Re: Truth Slow down and be careful GP. You will make his little head spin around and around.
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