- There are no such things as “hard facts”. There are only sensory interpretations, which vary wildly among each individual. A colorblind person can tell you what colors she is seeing, and she is not wrong. A partially deaf person can tell you about the limited specific tones which register with him, and he is not wrong. A person bereft of taste buds can tell you that a gourmet meal prepared by the finest chef in the world tastes horrifically bland, and they are not wrong. An ignoramus can tell you only what she/he believes to be true based on their limited cognitive skills, but that doesn’t necessarily make her/him wrong and stupid. Long story short, sensory interpretations—in conjunction with the “facts” these interpretations inevitably lead to—are relative to every person who has ever walked the face of this planet. Ergo, anyone who cites a “fact” to you is confusing it with their personal opinion. There are no exceptions to this rule either. NONE!!! Anyone who vehemently professes to knowing a “fact” may be certain of only one thing: Her/his own ongoing intellectual ineptitude, stagnation, and biases.
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