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chromeVidrio t1_ixavytc wrote

Reply to comment by BugsRucker in On the advantages of believing that nothing is true by Vico1730

Nothing, assuming I understand you and “is” = true and “not is” = false.

That is a dog.

That is not a dog.

Only one of those statements can be correct about any one thing at a particular time.

Something cannot be both a dog and not a dog at the same time.

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BugsRucker t1_ixb1d1d wrote

Interesting. I think we agree but something isn't right. My own use of language, internal and external, use the phrase "X is true" quite often, which suddenly feels redundant. Why does it not feel complete to just say "X is"? I guess I'm looking for insight into what the addition of 'true' and 'false' signify. Is it just common language usage or is it more than that?

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