Confusion now hath made his masterpiece — William Shakespeare
There is enough light for those who only desire to see, and enough obscurity for those who have a contrary disposition — Blaise Pascal
wouldn't it be summa perplexitas? — Alexandros
Tension creates energy. I think it's a feature of the universe to create itself in counterposing forces. — Pantagruel
From what I understood, philosophy is supposed to be about the way one thinks and talks about things, not about coming up with definitive narratives about "how things really are". — baker
Dialectics puts the thesis-antithesis duo in a positive light, assuring the two sides that what results - synthesis - all things considered, counts as progress. — TheMadFool
"Confusion"? Only in so far as the thesis is incoherent. — 180 Proof
I don't see the issue — 180 Proof
From what I understood, philosophy is supposed to be about the way one thinks and talks about things, not about coming up with definitive narratives about "how things really are". — baker
Some people drink with buddies in pubs, and some discuss stuff on internetz forumz.That's a good point. Although hopefully one is getting closer to the best possible version of reality (whatever that might be), or why bother? — Tom Storm
Oh, there are things to read into this, things that drive the OP!I would have thought that for every idea proposed there is always going to be an opposite statement made by someone at some time. I don't read anything into this.
thesis-antithesis pairs — TheMadFool
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