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Dear Wade,
> > Funny, I wonder if we could analyize the meme that
> > causes each of us to define the word 'fact', and see how we came up
> > with the different flavors of this one word.
>
> I derive my own usage (which does not in any vital way differ from the
> Merriam Webster that I posted) from the following quote from Washburn-
>
> "Every fact is backed up by the entire universe."
>
> You cannot replace 'fact' with 'concept' or 'representation' or
> 'description' and get a meaningful sentence.
>
Of course you can. It's just false. :-)
The fact, ahem, is, "Some concepts are backed up by the entire
universe."
Ciao,
Bill
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