| | DECEMBER 20188CIOReviewLIES, DAMN LIES, ANDDATA VISUALIZATIONBy Douglas Duncan, CIO, Columbia Insurance GroupLet's be clear, there is nothing more essential for lying than the facts. If facts were indeed immutable and pristine, somehow set in stone and without nuance, the world would be a less interesting place, albeit a better one.Your truth, my truth, the objective truth....philosophers, politicians, and lawyers could talk all day about what it means, but the end result is that it, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. This is not a satisfying conclusion. One could wish human nature were different. Solipsists may have it right in that we can only know what we experience. However, my personal experience tells me that I need to make a living, and that you do too. If your living is in providing information to others in a meaningful and consumable manner, then you need to think hard about how you present that
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