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Well, not ''quite'' — “it is true that there is no truth” refutes itself, after all — but rather that the idea of “[[objective truth]]” is ''incoherent''. There is no [[objective truth]], ''because the very idea makes no sense''. | Well, not ''quite'' — “it is true that there is no truth” refutes itself, after all — but rather that the idea of “[[objective truth]]” is ''incoherent''. There is no [[objective truth]], ''because the very idea makes no sense''. | ||
“Things” are properties of the universe. They have (we presume) continuity, whether we see them or not, and whether we talk about them or not.<ref>[[David Hume]]’s causal scepticism put paid, centuries ago, to the idea that we can be sure about this.</ref> “Truths” are ''propositions'' about ''things''. Propositions put things into a relationship with each other: “the cat sat on the mat”. “Gordon is a moron”. “Propositions” are a property of language: they only exist within the framework of a language. | |||
Thus, things ''aren’t'' true or false: ''only propositions about things are''. Propositions are prisoners of the language they are articulated in. Beyond it, they are only marks on a page. | Thus, things ''aren’t'' true or false: ''only propositions about things are''. Propositions are prisoners of the language they are articulated in. Beyond it, they are only marks on a page. |