In the sense that one could argue there is no such thing as truth, as i have heard many declare. Though I've also heard it argued that the evidence of fact is proof of truth's existence.
But are fact and truth synonymous?
2007-08-30 23:31:55 · 14 answers · asked by Devil's Advocette 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
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2007-08-30 23:36:58 · answer #1 · answered by Omar Cayenne 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes truth and fact both are two different entities. Fact means any event or many connected events which make a single event is called fact. If same fact is proved by evidence such proved fact will be called truth. Therefore, every truth is a fact but every fact is not a truth.
2007-08-31 06:43:36 · answer #2 · answered by Advocate 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fact is a lower or early level of truth which gets determined either quickly or at the preliminary stages itself.. one reason why most of the physical truths are facts. Truth, however, is at a deeper or higher level which requires churning or analysis to unearth.... usually several facts point towards a single truth whereas several truths do not make up any single fact. Let me give a simple example... the fact is that there is fever.... this may be due to a stomach disorder... the underlying truth to be found out by the doctor may be that the lever has become weak in terms of digestion power. To the patient himself, this may be the fact pointed out by the doctor and the truth he then needs to discover may well be that he has spoiled his digestion power due to indisciplined eating over a period of time. Truth is normally referred to the underlying fact that needs to be discovered by many layers of other causative or resultant facts covering it.
Perhaps I understand it better when I see it this way.... facts are determined and truth is unearthered or discovered.
2007-08-31 07:54:33 · answer #3 · answered by small 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is one sense of the word fact that could be synonymous with truth, and it seems to be the one which you are employing in your question. I would say that if they are not synonymous, they are nearly identical in terms of this discussion. And I do not believe in the existence of either of them in an absolute form. There is working knowledge and reasonable belief however.
2007-08-31 06:38:22 · answer #4 · answered by 8of2kinds 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truth and facts are related. Facts are individual instances of the truth.
2007-09-02 17:38:37 · answer #5 · answered by kcchaplain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are definitely not synonymous.
A fact exists, and is irrefutable, but truth is a mere perception.
What one perceives as truth, another refutes, and both could be right at the same time.
2007-08-31 07:30:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Truth is always fact but it is not necessary that fact is always truth. Facts needs to be proved and truth is always truth it doesn't need any proof to be proved.
2007-08-31 06:49:07 · answer #7 · answered by Visakha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fact can be proven, but the truth is like beauty, it is in the eye of the beholder.
2007-08-31 06:45:07 · answer #8 · answered by Tina B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
facts aren't really facts, they are truths that are widely believed.
whats true to me isn't true to say, a tribe member in the middle of a south american jungle.
there is no absolute truths or facts....it has to do with perspective.
2007-08-31 11:01:31 · answer #9 · answered by Alexis N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Facts are elements that brighten up the truth.
2007-08-31 08:10:41 · answer #10 · answered by Aquamarine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing in life is certain. And I believe truth is largely based on opinion and emotion.
2007-08-31 06:40:25 · answer #11 · answered by my brain hurts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋