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    Truth is atemporal: propositions do not acquire truth val... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Present truths about future events are made true by future decisions, not the reverse.

    Truth is atemporal: propositions do not acquire truth values over time but are timelessly true or false (Frege, Russell).

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    • 1.Mathematical truths (2+2=4) seem invariant across time, suggesting truth is independent of temporal location.
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    • 2.If 'It rains on Jan 1, 2024' was true then false, propositions would change truth value—but this contradicts logical identity.
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    • 3.Tenseless logic avoids paradoxes: 'It will rain' is timelessly true or false relative to specific temporal coordinates.
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    • 1.Future contingents like 'There will be a sea battle tomorrow' lack determinable truth values now, suggesting time affects truth.
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    • 2.Temporal indexicals ('now,' 'yesterday') require evaluation at specific times, implying truth is time-dependent, not atemporal.
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    • 3.Our epistemic access to truth changes over time—we discover truths—suggesting truth itself may be temporally constituted, not eternal.
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