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=== Claiming that math is an example of objective truth ===
 
=== Claiming that math is an example of objective truth ===
I frequently see thing such as "2+2=4 is true whether or not you or I believe it. It's objectively true."
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I frequently see thing such as:
  
 
"2+2=4 is true whether or not you or I believe it. It's objectively true."  
 
"2+2=4 is true whether or not you or I believe it. It's objectively true."  
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Nor are humans capable of objectivity or recognizing an objective truth. The best we have is intersubjective corroboration.
 
Nor are humans capable of objectivity or recognizing an objective truth. The best we have is intersubjective corroboration.
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Another caveat: I don't know where people get the philosophical idea that math is objectively true.  I haven't seen it attributed.
  
 
=== Presuming that clear and sharp categories can be used as a starting point. ===
 
=== Presuming that clear and sharp categories can be used as a starting point. ===

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