If one uses a classically rigorous definition of a tautology, the answer is yes. Classically, a tautology is a statement that is necessarily true by the classical laws of logic (identity, non-contradiction, excluded middle). So, statements such as “if the grass is green then the grass is green” and “all bachelors are unmarried men” are […]
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I. Prologue / The Nature of the Problem and Questions Presented The aphorism “people only believe what they want to believe” is a common description by proponents of an observation or argument of their opponents’ beliefs — proponents and opponents in a relative sense, this aphorism is often said simultaneously by all parties having opposing descriptions […]