(Thanks, M. :)

Reader Mike writes:

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Re: Reader: 'I would like to suggest that post....

Well...., it works like this.

Facts are contingent on who, what, when, where and how they are arrived at. Facts are largely subjective these days and that's just a fact.

Evidence is the same. Another fact.

Extrapolations and hypotheses are more than often the best that can be assembled in the muddy waters of these times. An additional fact.

Whether a thing is opinion or fact or fake news is largely defined by the quality and the state of mind of the beholder and subject to the same shortcomings as the facts and evidence that a writer must deal with. One more fact.

A clear and crisp line between fact and other just Ain't Gonna Happen as long as each person has the Right to judge what is fact and what is not by personal criteria. Another pesky fact.

When ALL is considered it becomes difficult to call absolute fact or absolute other on many issues. It is all relative to individual perception. An individual fact.

If one suspects or believes that something is other than fact then he should call for discussion to determine Relative truth. That is factually workable.

All of this is my opinion and that is also a fact.

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