what Is FaCT ?
A fact is a thing that is known to be consistent with objective reality and can be proven to be true with evidence . For example, "This sentence contains words." is a linguistic fact, and "The sun is a star." is a cosmological fact. Further, " Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States." and "Abraham Lincoln was assassinated." are also both facts, of history . All of these statements have the epistemic quality of being " ontologically superior" to opinion or interpretation — they are either categorically necessary or supported by adequate documentation. Conversely, while it may be both consistent and true that "most cats are cute", it is not a fact (although in cases of opinion there is an argument for the acceptance of popular opinion as a statement of common wisdom , particularly if ascertained by scientific polling ). Generally speaking, facts transce...
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