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Re: All arguments are about definition, not truth

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I don't know - maybe somebody else has a 'belief' about linguistics that is different from thine?
Or, perhaps, someone is expressing beliefs that have no relevance to linguistics? What definition of the word "linguistics" are you using?

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How are you defining "truth"?
In this context ("when it comes to arguments") I define truth as something that is "absoutely correct", ie the ideal answer. But I don't believe there is such a thing in a semantic discussion.
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what I am saying, is that you are saying you understand what they mean, by what they say.
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To me a fact is something visible not something abstract like 'terms'.
So, 2+2=4 is not a fact unless you read it?

I think there is a chasm between "fact" and "truth".
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