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A new study shows that there is much, much less agreement on the answer to this question than I would have expected. Even after reading about the study, I still expect my friends to have the same answer as I do. Let's see. But this probably means that the meaning of truth, in the general population, is simply different from what I would have assumed. And explains a number of public discourses. | A new study shows that there is much, much less agreement on the answer to this question than I would have expected. Even after reading about the study, I still expect my friends to have the same answer as I do. Let's see. But this probably means that the meaning of truth, in the general population, is simply different from what I would have assumed. And explains a number of public discourses. | ||
| − | * [https://reason.com/2026/05/15/the-surprising-divide-over-what-counts-as-true/ The Surprising Divide Over What Counts as True | + | * [https://reason.com/2026/05/15/the-surprising-divide-over-what-counts-as-true/ The Surprising Divide Over What Counts as True by Ronald Bailey in Reason] |
| − | by Ronald Bailey in Reason] | ||
* [https://mas.to/@vrandecic/116607696355063502 Mastodon poll (to run until 27 May 2026] | * [https://mas.to/@vrandecic/116607696355063502 Mastodon poll (to run until 27 May 2026] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:06, 31 May 2026
"Maria and Peter are students and meet up for a late dinner. Peter asks Maria whether Tom is at the party that they intend to go to after dinner. Maria answers that Tom is at the party. After all, Tom had told her that he would be at the party. When they arrive at the party, it turns out that Tom had changed his plans, and is not at the party. Was Maria's answer true or false?"
Think for a moment, and answer for yourself before reading on.
A new study shows that there is much, much less agreement on the answer to this question than I would have expected. Even after reading about the study, I still expect my friends to have the same answer as I do. Let's see. But this probably means that the meaning of truth, in the general population, is simply different from what I would have assumed. And explains a number of public discourses.
- The Surprising Divide Over What Counts as True by Ronald Bailey in Reason
- Mastodon poll (to run until 27 May 2026
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