Comments on: Organizing the truth on the internet http://charbax.com/2006/01/27/organizing-the-truth-on-the-internet/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 17 May 2012 07:16:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Michael Turner http://charbax.com/2006/01/27/organizing-the-truth-on-the-internet/#comment-1214 Michael Turner Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:11:53 +0000 http://charbax.com/2006/01/27/organizing-the-truth-on-the-internet/#comment-1214 Why would you call webware for organizing *opinions* a name like truthengine? Opinions are a notoriously unreliable guide to the truth. Shouldn't truthengine be more as I outlined it originally here: http://marccooper.typepad.com/marccooper/2005/01/rather_obnoxiou.html What you want is a site that helps you determine whether an expressed idea or opinion is actually true or not. "Consensus" is not truth. Even "majority opinion" is not truth. Why would you call webware for organizing *opinions* a name like truthengine? Opinions are a notoriously unreliable guide to the truth.

Shouldn’t truthengine be more as I outlined it originally here:

http://marccooper.typepad.com/marccooper/2005/01/rather_obnoxiou.html

What you want is a site that helps you determine whether an expressed idea or opinion is actually true or not. “Consensus” is not truth. Even “majority opinion” is not truth.

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