Sentence examples for does not affect the truth from inspiring English sources

If a name, say n, appears in a true sentence S, and the identity sentence n=m is true, then the Principle of Identity Substitution tells us that the substitution of the name m for the name n in S does not affect the truth of S. For example, let S be the true sentence 'Mark Twain was an author', let n be the name 'Mark Twain', and let m be the name 'Samuel Clemens'.

The idea is that goals or purposes do not affect the truth conditions of "S knows what x is," but rather affects under what conditions it is "felicitous" to assert such a sentence, vis-à-vis Gricean norms of conversation.

He avoids the second assumption by presupposing the existence of an "ethically neutral" proposition (a proposition whose truth or falsity does not affect the agent's utilities) which the agent takes to be just as likely to be true as she takes it to be false.

The truth of the matter is that following the sleep ABCs does not affect the breastfeeding relationship or negatively affect the parental bond with the baby.

It doesn't affect the football club.

There might have been a no-ball for height given against Milne but in truth it did not affect the outcome and Pakistan have not looked likely to chase this down for some time.

Weather forecasts do not affect the weather.

This did not affect the outcome.

However, this did not affect the data.

The virus does not affect humans.

The disease does not affect humans.