2007-06-05 13:41:57 · 15 answers · asked by bertleeboy 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
You can usually find facts to support whichever point of view you happen to hold. Whether your facts will stand up to a vigorous challenge is another matter.
2007-06-05 13:45:15 · answer #1 · answered by fdm215 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yup i sure do agree- you can find a fact to support anything you have to say although depends on the quality of that fact but i wouldn't say they were meaningless cos there's some pretty powerful facts out there that are very true no matter which way you look at it for instance FACT: global warming is ruining the earth
2007-06-05 20:45:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Facts are relative and many times not absolute.For example "Sun rises in the East" is a fact.Sun never rises or sets,it is the relative motion of Earth.It is also a fact.One fact alone may not prove anything.A series of facts may be required to prove something.What we normally do is if you want to esablish something,we collect information supporting your conclusion and others are omitted.
Economists and social scientists collect facts that support them ,if something is against the view that will be omitted.
2007-06-06 02:33:02 · answer #3 · answered by leowin1948 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One fact is that biochemistry has no idea which neurotransmitters are involved in emotional responses. Even less do they have a clue as to the total amount of variables involved.
Fact is that Diazepam gives me a stinking headache, paracetemol and ibuprofen make me puke and Johnson's baby oil brings me out in a rash.
But that doesn't prove anything they will tell me ....
2007-06-06 05:59:11 · answer #4 · answered by Part Time Cynic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason its a fact is because it has been proved, so why would it be meaningless...unless its meaningless to your brain capacity, which in your case could be a gold fish or a dung beetle...
heehee now that's a fact! lol
2007-06-06 05:56:15 · answer #5 · answered by celtic_colieen 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As Rachel says Facts are Truths. But it's the way they are used that corrupts them and makes them PROVE things that are not true.....ie The Fact that we all spend valuable time on Yahoo Answers makes it important. Noooooooo!
2007-06-05 20:59:20 · answer #6 · answered by kautolo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In general, facts are not meaningless. However, facts can be selectively or inappropriately applied to bolster your argument. It is relatively easy to lie with statistics.
2007-06-05 20:47:14 · answer #7 · answered by michael h 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No I don't agree. Fact's can't be used to "prove" anything. You can have your own opinions but you can't have your own facts.
2007-06-05 20:47:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If by facts you mean Knowledge then I agree as it is the application of knowledge that is the true definition of intelegence
2007-06-06 07:35:22 · answer #9 · answered by british_psychologist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All facts are true, otherwise they wouldn't be facts.
I suspect you're talking about statistics, which can certainly be used to distort the truth.
2007-06-05 20:59:36 · answer #10 · answered by Máirtín 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋