carymccarr
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Yes but some people are just hung up on semantics and are just waiting for someone to slip up with a slight off definition use of a word or something so they can jump up and yell gotcha because it makes them feel better or Superior I think.
I do like have all or at least a lot of the facts and do you like to know the truth but how that affects each person and what result a person experiences from these can vary greatly that's where I say things are relative.
Regional areas also have a lot to do with this. This is why we get into politics and stuff there are such differences of opinion.
One quick example off the top of my head would be current unemployment numbers. It is a fact that they are at 50-year record lows or at least a fact that unemployment is down. However there are some people in certain areas or in certain industries that despite hearing this and even believing it's true, have a hard time because what they see doesn't feel that way to them. I guess two apples plus two apples equals four apples doesn't mean much if you don't have any apples.
So being a fact or being true sometimes makes no difference to some people situation. This comes into play when your trying to tell someone they should do something or believe something because of said facts or truth. In their mind they're thinking why should they bother , it will make no difference to them.
And of course the fact person belittles or insults them and tells them if they would believe the facts and do what they're told maybe things will get better for them and they would have an apple. This is not necessarily true or even often the case. Thus we end up in a vicious circle of hatred and argumentative tone.
But it never fails that the truth touter goes away feeling superior and shaking their head over theperson who they say is either an idiot or just doesn't get it.
And this little story is probably a fact but it doesn't matter though. It is simply my observation of things in the world and I can have confirmed that this does occur.
Facts are facts regardless of how ‘helpful’ or relevant they are to you.
Just because someone is unemployed doesn’t change the fact that unemployment is at 3.5%.