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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Stunaep on April 29, 2004, 10:10:50 am

Title: Which truth theory do you prefer?
Post by: Stunaep on April 29, 2004, 10:10:50 am

This was one of the interesting question a friend of mine was supposed to argue about on a nation-wide philosophics contest or something. Apparently he managed to get the third place. Funny that.

That aside, which of the three thruth theories do you prefer? For those who haven't taken 10th grade philosophy, for one or another odd reason, here's what Google sais about the three principal theories:

http://members.rogers.com/ccocos4328/Lecture7.htm

So, have at it. Don't forget to explain.

Title: Which truth theory do you prefer?
Post by: Setekh on April 29, 2004, 10:18:25 am

I don't think any of the three are broad enough to encapsulate truth. :p

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Post by: an0n on April 29, 2004, 10:23:12 am

Pragmatic.

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Post by: kode on April 29, 2004, 10:31:32 am

it's all lies anyway, so what's the point?

except for mathematical truths. they are real.

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Post by: Joey_21 on April 29, 2004, 10:48:28 am

:wtf:

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there are many statements that we believe to be true for which there seem to be no corresponding facts:

There is no greatest prime number.

This is a fact and has a proof.

http://www.hermetic.ch/pns/proof.htm

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Post by: phreak on April 29, 2004, 10:51:01 am

too many words :shaking:

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Post by: Jiggyhound on April 29, 2004, 10:52:19 am

true...

I went for correspondance

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Post by: mikhael on April 29, 2004, 02:48:03 pm

Correspondance, of course. Only when statements are in accord with verifiable, provable facts can they be true.

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Post by: Black Wolf on April 30, 2004, 05:06:57 am

I gave up on these awhile ago and developed my own theory, but it'd take awhile to explain, and it scares the monkeys.

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Post by: Nico on April 30, 2004, 06:24:44 am

I prefer the one that is true :p

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Post by: J3Vr6 on April 30, 2004, 07:40:47 am

pragmatic, IMO

Title: Which truth theory do you prefer?
Post by: Stunaep on April 30, 2004, 07:43:30 am

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Originally posted by Black Wolf
I gave up on these awhile ago and developed my own theory, but it'd take awhile to explain, and it scares the monkeys.

Okay, so let's suppose  I want to scare some monkeys.