FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE IS OFTEN quoted as saying, “There are no facts, only interpretations.” The German philosopher is of such intellectual stature that we have no option but to pay attention to what he has to say. He is asking us to accept as a “fact” that there are no facts. But wait a minute. Isn’t he expecting us to accept that very assertion as a fact? Or is he saying that it is simply a true statement? But isn’t a true statement a fact? For the life of me
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