199. The reason why the use of the
expression “true or false” has something misleading about it is that it is like
saying “it tallies with the facts or it doesn’t”, and the very thing that is in
question is what “tallying” is here.
a proposition is true if you assent to it
false – if you dissent from it
as to the basis of your assent or dissent –
it is an open question
© greg t. charlton. 2009.