As I ask this know; I purely ask this from a social point of view. As in conversations with others. It's a random thought and kinda funny when I started thinking about it.  What's a fact? Something believed and proven right. What's the Truth? Something believed to be what is right.  Why is it a fact can be the truth but the truth isn't always the fact? Opinions  But on the same notion...the facts can be changed with the Truth?  The fact of the matter is...I believe it is the truth.  What are the facts and what is the truth?
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I have been starting back in school after a long hiatus.  In one of my classes, a discussion of Truth began.  The problem I have had is that no one seems to have a solid definition between the two.   My earlier training and schooling left me with this definition, and I would like some feedback.  Fact - A point of data that can be directly qualified/quantified through confirmed, standardized measurement.  Truth - A point of data not directly qualified/quantified through confirmed, standardized measurement.  So fact would be that ice cream is cold, as we can place a measurement of the temperature.  Ice cream being tasty would be truth, as it is impossible to accurately measure "tasty".  Please let me know your thoughts.
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states that "...For any such system, there will always be statements about the natural numbers that are true, but that are unprovable within the system".  What does it mean that a statement is true if it's not provable?  What is the difference between true and provable?
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What is the difference between agree and concur? Which is the more common to use? For instance, someone said something to me and I want to say that he is right. Should I say I agree with you or I concur with you?
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In a movie that I watched recently, I heard-        for aught I know,    for aught I care.      I work with a lot of native speakers, and they all told me it's not in formal or informal usage anymore.  What's the ground reality?
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I've seen this so many times and it drives me crazy. The latest was the actor Paul Giamatti setting some story straight in the press about him: "It's unfortunately an incorrect fact about me and it's all over the place."  I've seen this written so many times, in magazines, books, but surely a fact is, by definition, true. So there cannot be any such thing as a "false" fact. Right?
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In English, when presented with a list (real or imagined) or answers that could be given to a question, and the correct one is not given, we will say that somebody has given "the wrong answer".  However, doesn't "the" imply that there is only one wrong answer?    Logically, it should be "that's a wrong answer", not "that's the wrong answer". Right?
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I know that I came from a country where inventing words or phrase for something is common. I always hear this phrase when they say it:     you're so feeling close   to denote that someone pretends to be your close friend or vice versa. I'm not just that confident that the usage of this phrase is valid. I believe that we're the only one who used this.  A singled word or phrase will do.
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I heard someone make an assertion that 'We cannot really prove that there is reality.'.  'Reality' here would mean the universe and everything in it. You could look at an apple and think its an apple but it could really be something else, and we cannot really prove its "appleness".  My initial answer was the mere fact that having a notion for reality is proof enough that there is such a thing.  My question is: Is that a sufficient answer? Is there a proof that reality exists? Or is the question a valid one to begin with?
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I have a doubt about having a doubt. I learned from  that in Indian English the word doubt is used to mean question, that is, as a countable noun. If my understanding is correct, the following is grammatical in InE:     I have two doubts about SQL. 1. Can I type in lower-case? 2. Does null equal null?   I’m curious about what other usages this has. Can you ask a doubt?      ? I captured a spy and asked him many doubts.   Is it a verb?     ? I captured a spy and doubted him for hours.   Are there other uses that are possible or things you’d think should be possible but in fact are not possible?
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The belief is that the earth is round.   Do 'the belief' and 'that earth is round' correctly show apposition here?
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Making adult decisions are/is really not fun.     What is the proper answer and why? My gut says "is" but I can't explain why.
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Which one of the following is commonly used in daily British English conversation?        The story could be true, but I don't think it is.   The story might be true, but I don't think it is.   The story may be true, but I don't think it is.
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If someone thinks they are always doing the right thing, and believes others are wrong, what would I call them?  Say, for example, I did something that person considers wrong. But then on another occasion, the same person does the same thing I did and believes they are right. So they feel like they're an exception, but at the same time, others are wrong and can't act like that.
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What is the rule of thumb for using 'however' in the middle of the sentence? For example:         Some people disagree with this theory, however, as it's never been proven right.
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Theory isn't the right word because my "theory" is nothing but an idea that works for me that would take forever to explain. Actually, explaining my "theory" is exactly why I need the word :) Since the subject is creation, I don't want to call my "theory" that word because it's completely non-scientific, hardly salt to the Theory of Evolution's pepper.  Belief isn't the right word either. Again, my thing doesn't rise to that level. I believe in global warming, evolution, apple pie and that Jon Snow will live until (maybe even THROUGH) the end! I don't believe in God in any sense that I've ever heard preached or that I've read. Faith doesn't work either. The word "faith" fits better to the Jon Snow reference above.  My degree of certainty that my "theory" is correct is kind of nil. I guess I can describe it as something my scientific psyche can accept and that makes me feel warm and fuzzy. I'd like to think my thingy is right.  So, what can I call it?
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In a  I am reading, the section on Propositional Logic says that a proposition is a statement that is either true or false, but not both true and false. Also, from  lecture online, the instructor says that we must be able to associate a truth value to a proposition.    The text I mentioned contains as an example of an assertion that is not a proposition the following:    (1) "this statement is false."    In the margin, the text says that the form of this statement makes it impossible to designate a truth value to it and the instructor in the lecture says simply that, "if [the statement] is true, then it is false, and if it is false, then it is true."    However, why exactly is it impossible to for (1) to have a truth value? What does it mean to say that if (1) is true, it is false, and conversely?    Response to Asaf Karagila As has been pointed out, I have already asked this question very recently  but it has not received proper attention. This question is one that I feel can be put to rest if only someone would provide an explanation that is direct and suitable for my level, which is that of a novice.
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What is the word/phrase to mean something that just happens once? For example,     I have often been told/expected to do this and not to do that. I become aimless   and gradually lose the idea of who I am. I ask myself "What is the point?" If   life is just once thing, why can't I live my life in my own way,   the way I think is right and suitable to me? If I cannot, I would   rather live a shorter life.