Chapter three : Facts
1. This chapter concerns some of the complexities of the word “fact”. A fact is something known with certainly through experience, observation, or measurement. A fact can be objectively demonstrated and verified. A fact is something that people agree corresponds to reality.
2. We learn the difference between facts and fiction. What we call facts do not necessarily represent what is real and true
3. Feelings can be facts, and deceive as well as illuminate us
4. Facts are not absolutes but statement of probability.
5. We learn how to determine facts by verifiability, reliability, plausibility, and probability.
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