Here is the lesson: *.* (Wildcards)

Yesterday I alluded to wildcards, and want to take a moment and expound. In a search string the symbols *.* indicated any character or string of characters and is called a Wildcard.

When searching for answers it is effectively an algebraic expression for concepts or thoughts. The answer, the solution can be anything.

Here is the lesson: *.* can mean anything because anything you put here is viable.

What is true and truth are not the same. Something that solves the equation is considered true, but not necessarily true.

Anything can take the place of the wildcard, but not just anything has value, therefore not everything is TRUTH.

So, to bring home my point let's examine syllogisms, those wonderful 2 premise statements which conclude - math for words.

Take the following syllogism:
All dogs have fur.
Spot is a dog.
Therefore Spot has fur.

But we know some dogs don't have fur. We see here that the conclusion is in error, even though it's "true," because the premise has to be true for the conclusion to be true.

In logic, strictly logic mind you, the word true simply means satisfied. It's like saying, "Check". Got my bat? check. Got my ball? Check.

Does the conclusion satisfy the two preceding premises? Check.

Does the answer contain any characters? Check. Wildcard. Anything works. Anything satisfies. Anything allows you to say, "check." But that doesn't mean truth is contained therein.

So, how do we know truth?

In a day and age where the majority of people are not able to follow a syllogism and do a "check" for what is "true", it is all but impossible to think those same people can determine what is truth. Truth is so much bigger than, so much higher than, true...

Most don't understand the implications of FACTS, let alone Truth. They are generally able to sidestep facts, to disassociate themselves from them. They wouldn't know one if it bit them on the nose.

And when they do make such arguments, these "FACTS" they banter about only apply to others. Not themselves, or those they associate with at this present moment.

Truth in this case is momentary and fleeting and positionally dependent.

How has the definition or relationship to truth been reduced to this?!