SO, what is accuracy? What makes one measurement more accurate than another? — Banno
what is accuracy? What makes one measurement more accurate than another? — Banno
Not trying to be a dick but how about this? My daughter has a one year old son. She has embraced an Evangelical form of Christianity and believes vaccination is a conspiracy and prayer will suffice to keep her and her boy safe. I believe in vaccination. Do I care and accept this situation as 'her version of truth/facts'? Do I care if it's the right decision? What would you do? — Tom Storm
My daughter has a one year old son. She has embraced an Evangelical form of Christianity and believes vaccination is a conspiracy and prayer will suffice to keep her and her boy safe. I believe in vaccination. Do I care and accept this situation as 'her version of truth/facts'? Do I care if it's the right decision? What would you do? — Tom Storm
My post was a cutesy and a bit too obscure statement that truth, knowledge, facts, and beliefs are not something we normally use directly in our day to day lives. — T Clark
Or an actual state of affairs — Janus
Like the creation of the world by the gods. — SoftEdgedWonder
The creation of the world by the gods would be a fact if the gods actually created the world. — Janus
blundering through. — Tom Storm
rigor — Tom Storm
The very fact that it's there. — Laguercina
What is it about its being there that makes it obvious it was created by gods? — Janus
The universe can't be there (even if eternal and infinite) if not created by gods. — Laguercina
The universe can't be there (even if eternal and infinite) if not created by gods. — Laguercina
Why not? — Janus
In my end twenties the gods are back. — Laguercina
How do you validate the existence of gods? — Athena
The more exact the numbers measured are, the more accurate. — SoftEdgedWonder
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