It’s almost August, which is as good an excuse as any for why logic has exited through some sort of universal escape hatch and left us in a complete muddle.
Speaking of the universe, my friend Constance alerted me to this headline:
Science fiction multi-verses aside, logic dictates that “the universe,” by definition, encompasses everything, and therefore everything has to be in it. Or, as Constance notes in her email: Where else would a galaxy be? In a closet? In my backyard?
Next are some dividers I spotted while shopping for a greeting-card:
Shouldn’t the photo on the right read “for anyone who’s not funny?”
Now turn your attention to the back of my son’s car:
To any mathematician reading this: I’d appreciate your explaining what “partial zero” amounts to.
Moving on:
How can Paper House have a “New Home” if it’s been there “Since 1976”? What’s the time frame for becoming an “old home”?
Fingers crossed that Covid-variant outbreaks will soon give way to an outbreak of rationality, just for a change of pace. In the meantime, stay cool and, if at all possible, logical.
Wouldn’t it be logical for whoever spotted that galaxy with the JWST to think that 1976 was new for a home?
Good point! “New” is also a relative term. I just watched a show about the restoration of buildings in Britain. In one episode, the host casually mentions that a Tudor addition eclipsed the Norman portion of the house. In that context, 1976 qualifies as new.
Could we say “in the universe,” in the headline, is an example of redundancy?
Redundancy always imply lack of logic?
Great point! I definitely think this is an example of redundancy, because the default location for everything is the universe.