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How is the term 'fact' defined?

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Anonymous

8y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

A fact is a concept grounded in absolute certainty and asserted to be completely true based on direct evidence or proof. Facts exist outside the mind and therefore are based on reality. The scientific method has been a very successful and workable way of determining facts about the real world, especially facts concerning the structure and mechanics of nature. Since facts can be proven, they are ideas which everyone can agree on and therefore cannot be challenged. Facts are therefore universal and objective.

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8y ago

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