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"The truth is somewhere in between" - Dark Jaguar - 29th May 2015 Am I the only one sick of news reporters constantly spitting out this meaningless line? Is the earth round or flat? Is astrology useful or superstition? Which exact version of string theory or quantum loop gravity is true? I don't think "the truth is somewhere in between" helps that much. Neither does the weird attempt to turn any discussion of physical fact into a humanities dissertation on what we REALLY mean by "truth" anyway. It all gives me a headache. :psyduck: I mean, metaphorically. I've actually never had a headache in my life, I recently found out. "The truth is somewhere in between" - Sacred Jellybean - 29th May 2015 I don't know that I've heard reporters use it, but within the context of internet arguments, "the truth is in the middle" isn't saying anything substantive. South Park politics, I've heard them called. I understand the desire to weigh all sides when analyzing them. I understand feeling undecided. "The truth is in the middle" might seem like a reasonable compromise, but when I see it float up, I just think "what a cop-out". And I think of this comic.