Actually if something is not true, then it can only be false. That's the way reality works.
That's not what he said, though. He said "STATING something is not true doesn't make it false." That is an accurate statement. Your statement or proclamation does not determine the reality of the thing. It's independent of any statement. That's the way reality works.
You tried to change that into him saying, absurdly, "Something not being true doesn't make it false."
The issue is whether one can proceed with statements of speculation as being truth. One cannot. It is too casually accepted on this board that someone can make an assertion for which he has no evidence whatever, and it is accepted as truth. (Moon Hoax, Chemtrails, Flat Earth, Space DEWs, etc.)
As for "stating" something is true or false, STATEMENTS are only words. But we have to make sure they attach to reality, or the whole effort of communication is disrupted.
That's not what he said, though. He said "STATING something is not true doesn't make it false." That is an accurate statement. Your statement or proclamation does not determine the reality of the thing. It's independent of any statement. That's the way reality works.
You tried to change that into him saying, absurdly, "Something not being true doesn't make it false."
Weak.
The issue is whether one can proceed with statements of speculation as being truth. One cannot. It is too casually accepted on this board that someone can make an assertion for which he has no evidence whatever, and it is accepted as truth. (Moon Hoax, Chemtrails, Flat Earth, Space DEWs, etc.)
As for "stating" something is true or false, STATEMENTS are only words. But we have to make sure they attach to reality, or the whole effort of communication is disrupted.