You appear to be assuming mathematical platonism? — Michael
The proposition "X is a prime number" is assessed as accurate/true when uttered. — Michael
But "a truth" means "a true proposition", and so you are saying "there is a true proposition about whether or not that number is prime; no proposition required". — Michael
Also, accuracy is not a precisely d;eterminable quality.
— Janus
Then neither is the truth of the proposition "the painting is accurate — Michael
If you open your mind and think about it you will see that my example of prime numbers throws that assumption into question — Janus
Just as a sentence being true (or false) before it is said makes no sense. — Michael
What are the chances that anyone has ever said that 799168003115 + 193637359638 = 992805362753? — Srap Tasmaner
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