Posted by Racer on September 17, 2006, at 15:22:20
In reply to Re: Lou's response to aspects of flb's post, posted by finelinebob on September 3, 2006, at 22:15:15
Depending, of course, on context....
I haven't finished reading this thread yet, so someone else may have pointed this out already. If so, forgive me.
2+2=5, is true, for large values of 2.
Sometimes context can be the deciding factor.
"The earth is flat." Well, if you mean the entire planet, no, but if you mean "the earth throughout much of the Midwestern United States is flat," well...
I dunno. I just get sad when I read a lot of these threads, because I start to feel as though feelings get hurt unnecessarily. My own feelings sometimes get wrought up, even by something not directed at me personally. I also feel very frustrated, which I know comes from my own perspective: if looks pretty simple to me, and I have a hard time understanding why it's so hard for someone else. I know that's because my own perspective blinds me to other valid perspectives, so that's not at all meant as suggesting anyone else is wrong. It's just an attempt to explain my own feelings here.
So, I dunno...
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