Satsanga Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 I maintain that while truth DOES exist, it is impossible to define accurately. I challenge anybody here who disagrees to give an accurate definition of truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Buddha Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 "You can say of (an idea) either that 'it is useful because it is true' or that 'it is true because it is useful.' Both of these phrases mean exactly the same thing." - William James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grames Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Questions about definitions have as a good starting point The Ayn Rand Lexicon. http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/truth.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwareNerd Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 6 hours ago, Satsanga said: I maintain that while truth DOES exist, it is impossible to define accurately. I challenge anybody here who disagrees to give an accurate definition of truth. You think your statement is true, do you? Harrison Danneskjold, AlexL and Plasmatic 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrictlyLogical Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 4 hours ago, softwareNerd said: You think your statement is true, do you? Perhaps he only "maintains" his statement. Plasmatic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadmjones Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 16 hours ago, Satsanga said: I maintain that while truth DOES exist, it is impossible to define accurately. I challenge anybody here who disagrees to give an accurate definition of truth. hmm , first give definitions of some terms of your own 'here', 'challenge', 'accurate' and 'anybody' and then 'DOES' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrictlyLogical Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 34 minutes ago, tadmjones said: hmm , first give definitions of some terms of your own 'here', 'challenge', 'accurate' and 'anybody' and then 'DOES' Sorry I'm gonna have to boo you from the peanut gallery on this one... "Booo!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dream_weaver Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 I would submit that the final arbiter, the court of last resort, has not been properly consulted by the plaintiff on the matter under consideration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterSwig Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 (edited) On 11/27/2016 at 8:41 PM, Satsanga said: I maintain that while truth DOES exist, it is impossible to define accurately. I challenge anybody here who disagrees to give an accurate definition of truth. Sorry I'm late. Did somebody order a CODE RED? https://youtu.be/9FnO3igOkOk Edited December 2, 2016 by MisterSwig Harrison Danneskjold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpookyKitty Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 On 11/27/2016 at 10:41 PM, Satsanga said: I maintain that while truth DOES exist, it is impossible to define accurately. I challenge anybody here who disagrees to give an accurate definition of truth. Alright, I'll take your challenge (though I'm like a year late) Truth is a relation of correspondence between propositions and facts. We say that a proposition P is true precisely when it is the case that P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easy Truth Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 On 6/11/2017 at 9:06 AM, SpookyKitty said: Alright, I'll take your challenge (though I'm like a year late) Truth is a relation of correspondence between propositions and facts. We say that a proposition P is true precisely when it is the case that P. That definition can work but any valid definition of truth will be rejected by someone who is irrational. In other words, the OP would be correct to say that "it is impossible to define accurately" to someone who is irrational. Truth is the recognition of reality; reason, man’s only means of knowledge, is his only standard of truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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