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I can find plenty of people that think today is Tuesday, but it's consensious among the informed that it's Sunday. Should I really present a counter argument to the date?



Sunday is not an objective fact - it's a human convention. Two things that couldn't be more opposite things, in that one doesn't change no matter what people say, and the other is precisely defined by what people say.


You should be able to say why it is Saturday, not rely on "consensus among the informed".


Sure, articles are not debates. So, I can simply report the truth without bothering with nut jobs.


Hi, I am sorry to inform you that today is Monday, in GMT+8 timezone.

That is just a small illustration of how your truth may not the universal truth for all.


You did not contidict me as it can be two dates at the same time in different locations. Which circles back to this as I don't need to report every fact just those relevant to a given story.




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