Re:Facebook versus The BMJ: when fact checking goes wrong
by ModernMech on Thursday January 20, 2022 @10:37AM
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> Truth is binary.
My name is Steve and I’m 35 years old. This statement is half true.
The speed of light is 3x10^8 m/s. This is false, but really not far from the truth.
I think given these examples, there is definitely room for a spectrum rather than a binary. Otherwise everything is false because language cannot 100% accurately represent reality, and therefore you’ll always be able to find an angle to claim something is false.
My name is Steve and I’m 35 years old. This statement is half true.
The speed of light is 3x10^8 m/s. This is false, but really not far from the truth.
I think given these examples, there is definitely room for a spectrum rather than a binary. Otherwise everything is false because language cannot 100% accurately represent reality, and therefore you’ll always be able to find an angle to claim something is false.