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> Truth is binary.

My name is Steve and I’m 35 years old. This statement is half true.

The speed of light is 3x10^8 m/s. This is false, but really not far from the truth.

I think given these examples, there is definitely room for a spectrum rather than a binary. Otherwise everything is false because language cannot 100% accurately represent reality, and therefore you’ll always be able to find an angle to claim something is false.



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