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Re:Why Has There Been So Little Progress on Alzheimer's Dise... by jvanderbot on Sunday April 26, 2026 @12:17PM (#47911443)
That is not a tautology. But you're right it's trivially true.
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Re:Why Has There Been So Little Progress on Alzheimer's Dise... by deepsun on Monday April 27, 2026 @06:14PM (#47928102)
> In logic and mathematics, it is a statement that is true in every possible interpretation or situation.
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Re:Why Has There Been So Little Progress on Alzheimer's Dise... by jvanderbot on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @10:29PM (#47943566)
... by definition

Tautology day is today because today is tautology day.

... not by "obviousness"

I can't check every stone for moss. We can't know every detail about anything.

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