It's a puzzle. That's all I'm saying. — Ludwig V
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_swan_theoryThe phrase "black swan" derives from a Latin expression; its oldest known occurrence is from the 2nd-century Roman poet Juvenal's characterization in his Satire VI of something being "rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno" ("a bird as rare upon the earth as a black swan").[4]: 165 [5][6] When the phrase was coined, the black swan was presumed by Romans not to exist.[1] The importance of the metaphor lies in its analogy to the fragility of any system of thought. A set of conclusions is potentially undone once any of its fundamental postulates is disproved. In this case, the observation of a single black swan would be the undoing of the logic of any system of thought, as well as any reasoning that followed from that underlying logic.
Juvenal's phrase was a common expression in 16th century London as a statement of impossibility.[7] The London expression derives from the Old World presumption that all swans must be white because all historical records of swans reported that they had white feathers.[8] In that context, a black swan was impossible or at least nonexistent.
In the realm of expressing thoughts and opinions, I have identified two forms: — Judaka
What you are talking about is subjectivism and objectivity. It's covered in Philosophy 101. — alan1000
It is about growing up, and being human, and the inherent limits of great men. — Banno
Well, there's the solipsistic outtake - we should stop talking about this because we can't know anything. — Malcolm Lett
Most adults I know agree that they have forgotten the majority of what they learnt in school — pursuitofknowlege
Be not too hard, for life is short,
And nothing is given to man;
Be not too hard when he is sold and bought,
And he must manage as best he can;
Be not too hard when he blindly dies
Fighting for things he does not own;
And be not too hard when he tells lies,
Or his heart is sometimes like a stone;
Be not too hard, for soon he'll die,
Often no wiser than he began;
Be not too hard, for life is short,
And nothing is given to man. — Christopher Logue
Maybe you feel it’s already over. In that case, fine — Mikie
A weird response, — Mikie
Language matter, especially in media headlines for the part of the masses who are stupid enough to only read the headlines; but who carry enough democratic power to vote people into power who actively act against mitigation strategies. — Christoffer
it’s important to acknowledge the level of threat we face. But doomism and defeatism isn’t the answer. — Mikie
We can't just give in to silence and let the others rule as they please. — baker
↪unenlightened So you're just going to let them win, without a fight, 3:0? — baker
CBT, [...] is based in large part of Stoicism. — Ciceronianus
And how should we "address trauma"? — Ciceronianus
I don't think this is morality, this is just a proper way to identify people. — Philosophim
So a woman who wears a suit is still a woman. How she expresses, dresses, or behaves, has no impact or change on her sex. — Philosophim
Is your position that sex, per se, is not a binary, or that it varies independently of biology? Not a loaded question, I just can't understand where you place yourself... some of waht you're saying seems to support a position as above, and some appears to be pushing toward a clear-cut notion of sex as definite, but somewhat unimportant. — AmadeusD
Why the resistance to clearer definitions and language? Why the resistance between the division of sex as embodied, and gender as culture? What advantage does that give? Doesn't it seem dishonest to coach your words in ambiguity as if you're hiding something? Honesty is straight forwards and unambiguous. So lets have some honesty. — Philosophim
How on Earth did you derive that from anything I have said?
— unenlightened
By you claiming that sex is a lifestyle choice. I clearly wrote this. Sex is what you are. Lifestyle choices are how you decide to live. — Philosophim
. Genes are immutable, snd you want to define sex in terms of genes. What will you do if/when progress in gene therapy allows "sex - change" to be real in your own definition? Sex would cease to be immutable and become a lifestyle choice - again. — unenlightened
Sex is not an identity. Sex is an embodiment. — Philosophim
I want you to understand what you are implying very clearly. You are saying that living as a culture makes you a different type of body. This also implies that being a certain body, means you MUST have a particular type of culture. That is the definition of racism and sexism. Be very careful with that. — Philosophim
And my point is, "How do we determine what is male?" — Philosophim
Because words should be as accurate as possible within reasonable means. Sex is immutable.
Genetics are very simple and immutable. Gender is mutable. This serves a very clear distinction between the two and avoids issues of ambiguity. As a response question, "Why should we not define sex by genetics?" Thanks. — Philosophim
If it did not answer your question, feel free to ask it again. — Philosophim
If you have to find an explanation for a ghost you saw, that's fine, you still saw it. — flannel jesus
it should be capable of sussing this one too — flannel jesus
if ghosts are visible, they ought to be visible to everyone regardless of belief. — flannel jesus
Apples don't disappear if someone doesn't believe in apples. — flannel jesus
Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met a man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
I wish, I wish he'd go away...
When I came home last night at three
The man was waiting there for me
But when I looked around the hall
I couldn't see him there at all!
Go away, go away, don't you come back any more!
Go away, go away, and please don't slam the door... (slam!)
Last night I saw upon the stair
A little man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
Oh, how I wish he'd go away...
— Hughes Mearns