Yes, pshearer, I believe he was really talking about false dichotomy. One cannot survive, let alone thrive without eventually choosing one thing over another. However, false dichotomy is often referred to as “either-or” thinking, and I believe that’s what Johanan Rakkav meant.
Over precision in language merely makes a person appear to be a pedantic prig.
margueritem almost 14 years ago
It’s hopeless…..sigh…
rayannina almost 14 years ago
Beam him up - there’s no intelligent life down here …
ksoskins almost 14 years ago
Why couldn’t they be arguing about something important, like which end of the egg to break open. Then they could come to a Swift decision.
Pacejv almost 14 years ago
He’s O’ttah ‘dere!
Rakkav almost 14 years ago
The either-or fallacy is humanity’s undoing…again.
zero almost 14 years ago
Times like this I’m glad I’m from the Pleiades. Sadly my ride is parked at Groom Lake.
pschearer Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Johanan: Either Either-Or is a fallacy or it isn’t. Either you agree or you don’t.
There can be no rational thought without Either-Or. So where’s the fallacy? (This is not to be confused with the False Dichotomy. That IS a fallacy.)
cdward almost 14 years ago
Yes, pshearer, I believe he was really talking about false dichotomy. One cannot survive, let alone thrive without eventually choosing one thing over another. However, false dichotomy is often referred to as “either-or” thinking, and I believe that’s what Johanan Rakkav meant.
Over precision in language merely makes a person appear to be a pedantic prig.
lewisbower almost 14 years ago
SHIEK I used to be a little endian but have grown over the years to a big endian.
alan.gurka almost 14 years ago
That’s what he gets for interfering!
Sherlock Watson almost 14 years ago
If Klaatu came back today, he’d probably have Gort split the Earth in half. (I’m talking about the original classic, not the remake.)
Kaero almost 14 years ago
I like my prigs pedantic. It makes them more predictible, perhaps positively personable.
rvonluchen almost 14 years ago
It is not a matter of eithor -or. We should wear both robes and gems on our heads. The key thing is that we have to shave our heads.
Trebor39 almost 14 years ago
Ya know, I’d leave too if I wasn’t one of ‘em.
tsandl almost 14 years ago
Aren’t these the guys commenting on B.C. today?
Coyoty Premium Member almost 14 years ago
“I can’t watch.”
Quantumtorpedo1 almost 14 years ago
Very nice reference Sheik. Now if the rest of the Yahoo’s will follow…
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 5 years ago
Don’t make promises you can’t keep. Just beat the information out of him.