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Biofact (philosophy)

Ok kiddo, let me tell you about biofact in philosophy!

Imagine you are playing with toys and you have a toy car and a real car. The toy car is something you made up in your mind and you can change it however you want. The real car is something that exists in the world outside of your mind and you can't change it.

In philosophy, a biofact is like the real car. It is something that exists in the world outside of our minds and we can't change it. Biofacts are things that are true about living things, like humans, animals, or plants. For example, it is a biofact that humans need oxygen to breathe. We can't change that fact, it just is.

Now, some people might think that things that are true about living things, like humans, are not biofacts but are instead just opinions or beliefs. But philosophers who believe in biofacts say that there are certain things about living things that are true no matter what anyone believes. These things are not just opinions, but are facts that are true about the world.

So, in summary, biofact is like a real car - it's something that exists in the world and we can't change it. It's a fact that is true no matter what anyone believes.