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by Thommy on October 25th, 2004

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Philosophically speaking, if a question itself assumed a falsehood to be valid, could the question itself receive a direct and valid answer?

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  • by Thom64 on January 4th, 2005

    Thom64

    Sometimes proposing a question containing a fallacy is a useful tool in finding truth.

    For example:
    "If there is no objective truth, is there value in seeking truth?"

    My answer:
    Obviously not. If there is no truth, there is no value in seeking answers because your answers will not be true/correct/right. Science would not function if there were not objective truth. All humans live and make decisions consistent with objective reality, objective truth.

    The question assumes a position which can not be true if there is any value in asking the question, but the answer is direct and useful.

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    Raghav:
    The question and answer have to do with the value of questions that assume a fallacy... how could love, relationship and science invalidate my answer about the usefulness of questions that assume a fallacy? Even if you disagree with my example (as opposed to the answer) your feedback does not really make sense.

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  • by Crumb Eye on January 4th, 2005

    Crumb Eye

    A question can assume a falsehood but the answer to it would identify the falsehood therefore making the question invalid.

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  • by Raghav on December 3rd, 2004

    Raghav

    How can a question assume anything. Even if assumed, if you do not come out of the assumption you cannot understand a valid answer. Also not all questions can get answered, the intelligence / instincts are to be used while finding the answer. Otherwise the answer is only namesake and has no meaning. The answer to an invalid question can be another question that can still be valid or invalid. Once you reach a vaild question, you will find a valid answer. Before getting what you want, you should also know what you want.

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  • by XionNoix on January 22nd, 2010

    XionNoix

    "When you have eliminated the possible, what ever remains must be the answer."

    So yes. Also since it's imposable to prove something is wrong or doesn't exist a falsehood can't really exist.(kekeke that makes your answer contain a falsehood...so if you get any good answers than that proves the results of your question)

    Sorry about the paradox i love those little buggers. ;)

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