On 4/12/02 11:17:00 AM, Drew Laiche wrote:
>On 4/11/02 6:16:00 PM, Erica Allen
>wrote:
>>As much as people argue about
>>what is fact, Tompkins
>>concludes that fact is all
>>perspectival. Finding true
>>facts can be confusing and
>>frustrating but in the end it
>>all comes down to your own
>>thoughts. Taking bits and
>>pieces of information from
>>other "experts" on a
>>particular subject and pulling
>>what you think is relevant
>>will give you the truth. Your
>>truth.
>Doing some personal
>>investigation on the "expert"
>>can be insightful because you
>>can learn a little about how
>>they might have perceived the
>>facts. By extracting what you
>>might think is personal view,
>>you can then reveal a better
>>understanding of what might
>>have really happened. E
>
>
>What is the difference between "true
>facts" and "facts?"

Good point! According to Tompkins, my perspective on facts is the truth so they would be the same thing.