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Comment author: Phil_Goetz3 10 July 2008 02:21:50PM 1 point [-]

There is a version of truth which says things are not true if they match reality, but if enough people believe it. Maybe that factors in to the dying friend thing also.

If that were so, the dying friend would get well.