/sci/ - Science & Math

I think the notion/concept of truth is problematic.

In an operative way, you probably can construct tautologies and then the answer is yes.
Like if I construct the equivalent to "this sentence will end on the letter G"
then that will be true.
Other than that, I don't think there are truths in the real world.
Putting the two points made above together, if I say "electrons exist.", then the sentence is alway true if I read it in a way that an electron is what I define to be the reason for all the observations which "have to do with electrons". That is, if two people talk about a concept, then the concept exists and so it's difficult to deny that concept, electrons in that case. As far as *really exists, like in nature, like the actual things*, i.e. "an sich", then you'll never be able to find an answer. I guess you can always construct chinese room types of simulated reality arguments againt the idea that you can know absolute truths.
There are many linguistic problems going on