The steps have similarity but not equality football = air filled balloon air filled balloon = hot air balloon But if we assume no truth/equality, then each o

The steps have similarity but not equality football = air filled balloon air filled balloon = hot air balloon But if we assume no truth/equality, then each of your steps becomes in effect correct, and the final step self-fulfilling The result would be Nihilism -- nothing is true or false or meaningful But the evidence against this, for me, would be that 2 == 2 has held throughout my lifetime I.e. 'truth does not exist' holds where 'reality does not exist' also holds