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Re:Tech Bosses Are Letting Dictators Censor What Americans See by Retric on Saturday April 22, 2023 @05:47AM (#35664866)
No, axioms are part of any truthful mathematical statements.

If A, B, C … then Y is a self contained true statement. You can’t simply say Y alone is true because without A, B, C, … it’s not true.

People tend to assume A, B, C etc when they say things like 1 + 1 = 2 but that’s just a quark of language. Words like him or they work because people can work out the specifics from context.

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Re:Tech Bosses Are Letting Dictators Censor What Americans See by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Saturday April 22, 2023 @09:57AM (#35666657)
> If A, B, C ... then Y is a self contained true statement.

This phrasing helps me to see your point; gives me something to think about. Thanks for your patience in explaining! I enjoyed the conversation.

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