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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-24-10 10:22 PM
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Johnny Cash - What is Truth ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVjfPuXiwUg&feature=related
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-24-10 10:33 PM
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1. One of my favorite songs ever.
The lonely voice of youth cries.
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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-24-10 10:34 PM
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2. Seemed to be very timely.
to me.
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-24-10 10:41 PM
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3. Aristotle - What is truth?
To say of what is that it is not, or of what is not that it is, is false, while to say of what is that it is, and of what is not that it is not, is true.

(from the Metaphysics, of course.)

It's bullshit, naturally. But at least it's short and simple enough that we can tell it to undergrads with a 50% success rate in about 2 months.

By contrast with the real story: http://www.iep.utm.edu/truthpro/
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