Path: ...!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Mikko Newsgroups: sci.lang Subject: Re: Analytical truth redefined Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:27:36 +0200 Organization: - Lines: 16 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="de541a18e063b31fd1582d0fe6c91e1f"; logging-data="241142"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18Ys+AkQFf7OQcYkCbDnVYQ" User-Agent: Unison/2.2 Cancel-Lock: sha1:VVtOTAWZtt9pUfpAT2X+4SKwQy4= Bytes: 1456 On 2024-03-18 10:59:44 +0000, Stefan Ram said: > Mikko wrote or quoted: >> Truth is not a matter of definition. > > "Truth" is a word created by humans, so it must have some > definition (which might be implicit in the way it's used). > People may not agree upon what exactly is the correct definition, > but such a disagreement only shows that it's a matter of definition. Definitions only tell which words we can use for the concept. They do not tell what is true. -- Mikko