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Yes there is one physical truth about where atoms are at a given point. However the type of statement discussed in this thread, and by most humans most of the t
by lwouis 5y ago
Yes there is one physical truth about where atoms are at a given point. However the type of statement discussed in this thread, and by most humans most of the time, are not about "how many of this, and at what velocity". They are statements of judgement, value-systems, morality, etc.
This is most of the discussion we produce as a species, on the topics we care the most about. People like to talk about whether things are moral or righteous. These discussions are by nature not about truths but perspectives and preferences.
Someone is going to call trump "unpatriotic" and trump is going to reply "fake news". At no point here was the physical world/truth involved.
What I'm defending is that encyclopedias shouldn't pick a side on these events but reflect the controversies and let each reader make their own mind, from their own preferences/biases.
Very little of human discourse is about physical facts