I believe whatever is fact based on the above is a delusional fact, i.e. based on an illusion.Peter Holmes wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 9:45 am What matters is the nature and function of true factual assertions - what makes them factual and true.
The point is whatever fact of reality, it must be justified empirical and philosophy to be true.
If one is insisting 'this is a dog' based on nature and function - and that make it factual and true without any verification and justification processes, that is illusory and one is chasing reality within a metaphysical delusion.
Addressing to PH:
Whatever you experienced and verified as real and factual is a cognition that is factual.
For example when you see a strange dog in the neighborhood and start telling everyone you saw a real dog as a matter of fact!
In this case you are triggered by an evolutionary process of cognition and realize the 'reality' of a dog and everyone agreed with your fact it is a dog.
But somehow that dog was caught and due to its strangeness was DNA tested to be really a wolf as a matter of fact.
Note the evolutionary process of cognition is grounded and leverage upon all elements, processes and complexities we human has inherited since 4 billion years ago.
The emergence and cognition of reality is not a matter of opening our eyes and mind and perceiving reality out there.
As you can see, your confidence and linguistic fact that you saw a dog is not real but nonetheless you experience a cognition [evolutionary triggered and as a human being], but is your assertion 'I see a real dog' a matter of fact? No!
Your cognition is only a matter of fact when that animal is verified via DNA as a dog. This is a factual cognition. But it is only a factual cognition that is conditional upon the scientific framework and system [biology & genetics].
Therefore your claim;
"What matters is the nature and function of true factual assertions - what makes them factual and true."
is groundless and metaphysically deluded.
Thus whatever facts to you which you insist are absolutely real [unconditional] they are merely delusional facts.
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