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Statement #4 kinda sorta starts to sound deep if you let your guard down. I'd argue it's the strongest bullshit in the lot. That said, I LMAO'd over #9.
by jonnathanson 10y ago
Statement #4 kinda sorta starts to sound deep if you let your guard down. I'd argue it's the strongest bullshit in the lot.
That said, I LMAO'd over #9.
- tomp 10y ago> I'd argue it's the strongest bullshit in the lot. In many cases, however, it turned out to be true. Irrational fact: different yet highly optimized creatures live on this planet. Future explanation: evolution. Irrational fact: some stars move faster than others. Future explanation: planets orbiting the sun. Irrational fact: the planets' orbits aren't circles. Future explanation: Kepler's laws. etc.
- zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 10y agoExcept "facts" are generally defined as statements for which you have good reasons to consider them true, and "irrationality" is considering stuff true without a good reason.
- jonnathanson 10y agoYes, except that Statement 4, as written, implies that the future always explains irrational facts. This is bordering on magical, teleological thinking. There is no guarantee that all seemingly irrational observations today will necessarily be explained in the future. One would certainly hope that we'll gradually uncover all of life's mysteries as we progress in the sciences. But that is by no means assured. Like I said, though, it's definitely the strongest statement in the list. It comes the closest to actual profundity. Statement 4 is good bullshit, while some of the others are pure horseshit.