Board Thread:The Reference Desk/@comment-188432-20130310185635/@comment-188432-20130315072744

Cult Of Skaro wrote: CzechOut wrote: Out of simple curiosity, why do you know this "for a fact"? Your faith is heartwarming and just a little bit cute. That's a bit rich, considering you've been saying you know for a fact that they aren't going to be the same. A little consistency would be nice... A little accuracy would be even nicer. I've never said "I know for a fact" anything. I've consistently said we need to wait for more of the story to be revealed so that we can work with facts. I've used the expression "you know deep down in your soul" which is explicitly not a statement of fact, but merely one of opinion and deep conviction.

OS25 said he "knew for a fact" something, and I was simply wondering what was making him use much more certainty than I had ever introduced into the conversation.

Basically, I was just trying to determine if he actually did know something for a fact, or if he was just using hyperbole.