Quotation by

Blaise Pascal

Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth.

Truth

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Just because two ideas conflict doesn’t mean one of them is definitely wrong, and just because ideas don’t conflict doesn’t guarantee they are true. Truth is not simply determined by whether statements oppose each other or not.

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