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Much Of The Information That People Assume Is 'factual' Actually Turns Out To Be Inaccurate.
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"Much of the information that people assume is 'factual' actually turns out to be inaccurate. Thus, any piece of information referred to as a 'fact' should be mistrusted since it may well be proven false in the future."
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it /trit/ n. [by analogy with `bit'] One base-3 digi
he amount of information conveyed by a selection among one of three equally likely outcomes (see also bit)....
it: /trit/ [by analogy with `bit'] n. One base-3 digi
he amount of information conveyed by a selection among one of three equally likely outcomes (see also {bit})....
Contemporary technology makes available many small pieces of factual information.
As a result, people have become so preoccupied with bits of fragmented information that they pay too little attention to the larger issues and overall perspectives....
Mr. Dent, some factual information for you. Have you any idea how much damage that bulldozer would suffer if I just let it roll straight over you?
...None at all. -- The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy...
What follows is based on actual occurences.Although much has been changed for rhetorical purposes,it must be regarded in its essence as fact.
However,it should in no way be associated with that great body of factual information relating to orthodox Zen Buddhist practice....
pamblock /spam'blok/ n. [poss. by analogy to sunblock] Text inserted in an email address to render it invalid and thus useless to spammers.
For example, the address `jrandom@hacker.org' might be transformed to `jrandom@NOSPAM....
Now that computer technology has made possible the rapid accessing of large amounts of factual information, people are less likely than ever to think deeply or originally.
They feel unable to compete with.much less contribute to....
Statistics and their use allow one to jump from an unwarrented assumption to a preconcenived conclusion without so much as even a slight hesitation.
The use of such condensed information allows that compendious information may be sufficiently reduced to facilitate discussion among experts who can interpret the findings without any relation whatsoever to reality....
This information fills a much needed gap.