Chapter 3
Summary: This chapter was an overview on facts, on the importance and determination of them. What we all refer to as a fact, may indeed one day change. It can be altered into a new one based on new findings. There are four standards to determine a fact... it's plausibility (does it have credibility), reliability (is it dependable), probability (is there constant repetition to prove the outcome) and verifyability (can it be confirmed). Since facts are not always concrete, these are the standards that are used to define and identify a fact. Although it was once thought that objective feelings were the only way to distinguish a fact and subjective feelings should be set aside to see the truth... it is now found that there are circumstances where they actually come into play.
Reflection: I completely understand what this book is saying about this topic, but it still has not won me over. I strongly believe that a fact is only a fact, if it leaves no room for argument. That whatever I see as a fact, so will you and anyone else that is faced with the same exact situation. I dont think it should matter on your feelings, subjective or objective... or matter on probability and so forth... I believe it should be concrete. That's my opinion!
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