I thought that the results of the survey we did this morning
"Fact or Opinion? True or False?" (2015)
were interesting for a couple of reasons. First, we clearly disagree about what these basic terms means, as shown in the pie charts for several of the questions.
But also interesting, and in need of some explanation, is the variation between answers. For example, most of us think it is true that killing people for fun is morally wrong; however, the very similar statement about abortion got a very different set of results.
And then there are the results for the fact - opinion status of 2+2=5, which contrast with those for 2+2=4.
What do you think? What definitions of the words
fact,
opinion,
true and
false are most useful here? Can something be both a fact and an opinion? Can a belief be both true and false? Can it be neither true nor false?
That I wrote two questions for each statement, suggests that I think the pairs of ideas in each are distinct. Do you agree? But is there nonetheless some connection between the two pairs: fact, opinion; and true, false?
As always, comments are welcome.
Fact or opinion? True or false? (2015, December 10). [Survey results.] Retrieved from
https://docs.google.com/a/auathailand.org/forms/d/1oobtPV8q1NoOivuHO2uatgRvveGkFBHmIn7iJNpLlws/viewanalytics
And then there are the results for the fact - opinion status of 2+2=5, which contrast with those for 2+2=4.
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