| − | A '''fact''' is a concept, statement, thing, sceintific law, or event that has been unequivocally (indisputably) proven to be true. Facts are generally held to be [[mind-independent]], i.e. they would continue to be the case whether or not anyone believed them, or indeed whether or not there were any minds to believe them in the first place. | + | A ''fact'' is a concept, statement, thing, sceintific law, or event that has been unequivocally (indisputably) proven to be true. Facts are generally held to be [[mind-independent]], i.e. they would continue to be the case whether or not anyone believed them, or indeed whether or not there were any minds to believe them in the first place. |