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Full Idea
As our bible, the Book of Science is presumed to contain only true sentences, but it is less clear how they are to be construed, which literally and which non-literally.
Gist of Idea
Presumably the statements of science are true, but should they be taken literally or not?
Source
José A. Benardete (Metaphysics: the logical approach [1989], Ch.13)
Book Ref
Benardete,José A.: 'Metaphysics: The Logical Approach' [OUP 1989], p.94