Truth

The truth defined by a set of odds in relation to one or more agreements
made.

Absolute truth can never be false. Any statement made by any member of
mankind today can be successfully argued. "The world is round", "The sky is
blue", "1 + 1 = 2" are not absolutely true. Most of us believe these
statements to be absolutely true with little or no consideration of their
falsehood. This assumed truth comes as a result of certain undeclared
agreements made prior to determination of truthfulness. We believe the
world is round only because we have already agreed that the world exists.
We also must of agreed that mankind is fully capable of comprehending
various characteristics of the world's existence by means of scientific
measurement, calculation, method, etc. We believe the sky to be blue
because we have agreed that certain visual inputs (concerning color) should
only be defined as "blue" as opposed to "red" or "yellow". Lastly, in order
to believe that "1 + 1 = 2" we needed to agree on how our numbering system
was defined (what does "1" mean? The number 1 does not exist in the
physical word. It requires a logical definition)

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