 On the other hand, when we say that two things share a property of Fness, we often mean more than simply that they are both \(F\). We often mean that two things that are \(F\) have some underlying nature in common, for example, that there is a common explanation as to why they are both \(F\). It is in this second claim that deflationists have in mind when they say that truth is not a substantive property. Thus, in the case of our example, what, if anything, explains the truth of (3) is that Caracas is the capital of Venezuela, and what explains this is the political history of Venezuela. On the other hand, what, if anything, explains the truth of (4) is that the earth revolves around the sun, and what explains this is the physical nature of the solar system. The physical nature of the solar system, however, has nothing to do with the political history of Venezuela (or if it does, the connections are completely accidental!) and to that extent there is no shared explanation as to why (3) and (4) are both true. Therefore, in this substantive sense, they have no property in common.