Ask HN: How to tell what's true from false or right or wrong?

Re:Ask HN: How to tell what's true from false or right or wr... by AnimalMuppet on Friday August 15, 2014 @12:36PM (#8182929)

Interestingly, you state #1 as an absolute universal truth. In this, I think that your position is self-contradictory.

There is a reality that exists. Statements are true or false to the degree that they conform or fail to conform to the reality that exists.

The problem is knowing to what degree a statement conforms to the truth of what exists...

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Re:Ask HN: How to tell what's true from false or right or wr... by yetihehe on Friday August 15, 2014 @12:57PM (#8183052)

I've seen nice summary of #1 in one sentence: All generalizations are wrong, including this one.

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Re:Ask HN: How to tell what's true from false or right or wr... by AnimalMuppet on Friday August 15, 2014 @07:56PM (#8184933)

Yes, but instead of being self-contradictory, now it's special pleading.

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Re:Ask HN: How to tell what's true from false or right or wr... by vishalchandra on Saturday August 16, 2014 @12:01AM (#8185372)

But you do not take into consideration #3 when trying to 'appreciate' #1

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