idiosyncratic, smartass, definitions

i like that

thanks

you're very welcome...

But how do you know it is really truth. Humans perceive it as truth, but it can't be natural truth. Though the definition of truth is human so i guess it'd come under our definition of truth.

Are we allowed to contribute our own? Cynical ones, even?

fable /noun/
a fictional story intended to convey an underlying motto. An anthology of fables is called a Bible.

hope /verb/
an act of blindfolding yourself in subservience to your own happiness.

coherence /adjective/
something your debating partner obviously lacks.

pessimism /noun/
a constant negative outlook on life. Extreme pessimism discourages breathing.

armchair /noun/
a philosopher's natural habitat.

fact: something that is certain to be true.

truth: something that is an obvious fact.

belief: something that one person considers a fact that is contrary to another person's truth.

Used in a sentence:

It is a fact that truth is a belief.

A definition I found in a book that I took to heart was: "A fact is just something that has passed a standard of proof".

With your definitions, it seems like "truth" and "fact" is synonymous, but I disagree. Truth necessarily entails a level of infallibility, while fact is just the most reliable information available. In other words, a fact is assumed truth. A fact can be falsified, truth cannot.

When you say "contrary to another person's truth", you're saying that two contradictory truths can exist, but I see that as logically impossible.

Beliefs have nothing to do with facts. Facts are necessarily true, and beliefs are not, thus, a belief is indifferent to whether it is true or false. The contrary to another person's truth is also total unnecessary to the definition. Another person is unnecessary to the concept of belief. All it takes is one person for a belief to be formed.

Fact: An idea that has not been adequately disproven, and is accepted by the majority.

Belief: subjective truth.

This is why "logic" creates concepts such as the "paradox".

:shifty: Theoretical "polyfilla". It is good for filling the gaps.

There's always the original:
The Devil's Dictionary