torekp comments on Rationality quotes January 2012 - Less Wrong

9 Post author: Thomas 01 January 2012 10:28AM

You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.

Comments (462)

You are viewing a single comment's thread. Show more comments above.

Comment author: James_Miller 01 January 2012 02:45:56AM *  7 points [-]

The existence of gray does not preclude the existence of black and white.

The existence of dawn and dusk does not preclude the existence of noon and midnight.

I'm not sure who originally said this but I vaguely remember the quotes from law school.

Comment author: torekp 02 January 2012 12:39:59AM 2 points [-]

I like to say "there are such things as dawn and dusk, but the difference between night and day is like ..." - and here I pause just long enough for the audience to mentally anticipate me - "the difference between night and day."