Open-minded Skepticism

Um ... no, it is a perception that you've seen these things. The FACT is that you were stationary on a rotating planet as it moved YOU into position to see the Sun as it became visible to you.
But you know that, and you're just "did too, did not" bickering.. Your observation of the Sun's movement does not change the fact of the Earth's motion.

According to YOU, facts mean nothing. We can bicker all we want. Obviously, I can't change your mind.
I say, a fact is irrefutable ... based on real data.
You say, nu huh ... it could mean anything based on observation.does too ... does not ... does too blah blah blah
The Earth rotates. There are multitudes of data that will prove that. It's fact.
You seeing the sun rise and set does NOT change the fact. There is only your observation, and no other proof. Observation does NOT change fact. The FACT that the Earth rotates DOES change the observation ... if you're smart enough to use it.
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[qs]In the near future it may also be a fact that it has become extinct.[qs] The second statement does not change the fact of the first statement. Just because a fact is no longer relevant does not change the fact. I agree, there are suppositions that are called "fact" even though they aren't. Is the observation that did NOT change the fact that: You've pointed out my point precisely, thank you. The FACT is that the ball is yellow . The second FACT is that there is a blue light shining on it. The OBSERVATION that said it was green is not and never was a fact.
Observation alone does not change a fact. Once the true facts are known, the observation that a blue light shining on a yellow ball will make it look green is also a repeatable, observable bit of data that supports the fact. Change the facts, and the observation will change. Changing the observation will not change the facts.

I haven't had this kind of conversation since I was 8 and arguing with my 6 year old sister. Seeing the ball is green, one time, and saying that is a "fact" is making things up in your head.
Take the ball to another room, it's yellow. Take it back, it's green. Huh, observation just proved that the ball is NOT green. Take the ball and the light to another room, the ball is now green. Increasing our knowledge base. If we keep gathering knowledge, we will eventually find that the ball IS yellow (fact) and the blue light makes it look green (fact). From that point, those two facts have been set. No other observations will change that, so you cannot, that the ball is red ... and suddenly change the fact that the ball is yellow!!!
Observations REVEAL the facts ... they don't CREATE them.

Ummm Yeah, it does. Green is in the electro-magnetic spectrum.
Your comment is the "If a tree falls and there's no one to hear it, does it make a sound?"
Yes ... the vibrations are still present.
The color green is still there ... even if no one is around to observe it.

Actually, I won't try it, I'll do it.
You all can continue to bicker ... but just like with my sister all those decades ago, the only way out of the argument is to walk away.
You all can question the validity of a true fact.
This isn't "open-minded skepticism" ... this is just nay saying what a fact is, and ... I just don't care anymore.Done with this thread.