CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 年前Six in ten people want UK to re-join the European Unionomnisis.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1530arrow-down111cross-posted to: uk_politics@feddit.uk
arrow-up1519arrow-down1external-linkSix in ten people want UK to re-join the European Unionomnisis.co.ukCAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 年前message-square84fedilinkcross-posted to: uk_politics@feddit.uk
minus-squaredoctorfinlay@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33arrow-down1·1 年前Yep, reading facts gets in the way of good old fashioned jingoism!
minus-squareThrowaway@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down41·1 年前Thing is, not all facts are true. And once you think you’re being lied to, there’s little chance of being convinced otherwise.
minus-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down6·1 年前Something someone claims as a fact could actually be a lie. Eg, “72% of statements people make on the internet are false” is false, but sounds like a fact to those unaware.
minus-squareenkers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·1 年前 Thing is, not all facts are true. That seems to be contrary to the standard definition of “fact”. Perhaps you meant to say: People aren’t always right when they state something as fact.
minus-squareThrowaway@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down13·1 年前Okay, to be pedantic, “not all things presented as fact are true”
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前Well that sure changes the message of your first comment…
Yep, reading facts gets in the way of good old fashioned jingoism!
Thing is, not all facts are true. And once you think you’re being lied to, there’s little chance of being convinced otherwise.
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Alternative facts!
Something someone claims as a fact could actually be a lie. Eg, “72% of statements people make on the internet are false” is false, but sounds like a fact to those unaware.
That seems to be contrary to the standard definition of “fact”. Perhaps you meant to say:
Okay, to be pedantic, “not all things presented as fact are true”
Well that sure changes the message of your first comment…