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[–] LightestHour 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

If math is true, it would be true all the time

This is what logic means, yes

in everything

This is where I'm going to clarify the dichotomy between truth and morality, because I certainly agree that one exists.

Truth is what happens, what exists, what is. We make physical observations of physical phenomena and derive physical laws that determine what is true about the physical world.

Morality, on the other hand, is what ought to be. This is beyond the realm of truth, because ideals are not concrete, but the methods of truth are still applicable, because just as higher truth is derived from first principles, moral structures are derived from fundamental ideas of what is right and true. Moreover, the methods of truth can be used to analyze morality: even though truth cannot create ideals, it can certainly measure and compare their consequences.

tl;dr ignorance is fake and gay

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[–] 963189_137 ago  (edited ago)

You cannot determine what is true...only what is probable. This is the nature of quanta, correct? Is there something called Truth? Only in infinitesimally small increments. Things are only 'true' for 6.626176 x 10-34 and that is not a lot of 'truth' but it is enough to get us there, right?