auraithx@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to DeclineIntoCensorship@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 3 months agoWhy can’t we just ban politicians from lying? - Index on Censorshipwww.indexoncensorship.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down13
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minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoAnything supported by facts. The more facts, the more complete the truth.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·3 months agoTechnically truth is just the commonly accepted answer and not an objective fact of reality. It doesn’t have to be a fact, or even real. Just that the majority of people think it is.
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoI would call that belief, while “truth” is anything that’s supported by facts.
minus-squaretheunknownmuncher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoPlainly incorrect, but okay
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 months agoBruh… It’s literally one of the dictionary definitions of the word “truth.”
minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum
minus-squaretrolololol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months agoSure but whatever definition you use, they cross it too far.
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Anything supported by facts. The more facts, the more complete the truth.
Technically truth is just the commonly accepted answer and not an objective fact of reality. It doesn’t have to be a fact, or even real. Just that the majority of people think it is.
I would call that belief, while “truth” is anything that’s supported by facts.
Plainly incorrect, but okay
Bruh… It’s literally one of the dictionary definitions of the word “truth.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum
Sure but whatever definition you use, they cross it too far.