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the end justifies the means

Morally wrong actions are sometimes necessary to achieve morally right outcomes.
torturing prisoners to save millions of citizen lives, so the end justifies the means
by Heffer101 May 9, 2007
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justified true belief

A belief is the acceptance of a proposition. A true belief is one that has been examined by the believer and remains a belief. We often accept propositions, only to discover later that we were wrong. Being wrong can be the result of many things: lack of other knowledge that would have caused disbelief; a persuasive argument that you later reject; the proposition was rational-sounding but it was a fallacy.

A rational proposition that is not a fallacy has justification, that is, it is 'justified'. This means the logic is sound and it has a correspondence to facts of reality. (See 'correspondence truth').

Therefore, a 'justified true belief' is one that has been shown to be logically sound, or is accepted as logically sound.

It may or may not be 'defeasible', in other words, defeatable, by a better argument. The Copernican Revolution was the defeat of Catholic justified true belief, by the arguments of Galileo who used the mathematics of Copernicus. (See 'defeator arguments' or 'defeasors')
President Kennedy had a justified true belief that we could get to the moon, because he was shown the proof, without which his belief could not have been justified.
by ceclark February 9, 2012
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Justifiable Blow Off

The act you perform when you blow off your homies for a hot ass chick when deep down your homies are being jealous of you cause you're kickin it with the girl they want which in conclusion. Its a justifiable blow off
Andy: so they are definitely mad I pulled a justifiable blow off, but I really don't give a fuck
Kevin: hey, its all good, gotta blow off the homies every now and then for a chick
Andy:oh, it was definitely worth it!!!
by Ya Boy Trax August 9, 2010
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STOP JUSTIFYING YOUR PRESENCE

I (EYE) (AYE) Y(AI) HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE HERE and Y0U

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by ABROGATION SELF-CALUMNIATION December 19, 2021
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Justified

Cameron’s word over ameyas
Cameron is justified. Ameya is not
by Fatfuckchuck April 8, 2022
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Justifiable cuntness

When a 3rd party can justify your cunt like actions.
"I've seen you be a cunt to others." "Did they deserve it?" "Yep" "justifiable cuntness. Doesn't count."
by Patty D May 29, 2022
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Justified

Neo-Nazi: The Holocaust wasn't real, I swear!!!
Liberal: Denying a war crime isn't justified by the law, you fool!
by Karma will get you! April 3, 2022
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