@ScottAdamsSays every episode of STTNG disagrees with you. :)
As a general rule, if you need an analogy to argue your case, you don't have a case.
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@ScottAdamsSays I take it then that you've never had to try and educate anyone. Analogies are one of our most potent reasoning tools. -
@bonsai A teaching tool is a reasoning tool? - Show replies
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@ScottAdamsSays All arguments are a kind of analogy, just varying in complexity, how well the analogy fits, and the reader's associations. -
@mattematics What you call argument I would call opinion without reason. But talking about same thing. - Show replies
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@ScottAdamsSays we shouldn't need analogies because everyone understands complex mathematics, organic chemistry and quantum theory@etzpcm -
@BlairKing_ca@etzpcm Analogies are great for explaining. Not useful for arguing against reason. - Show replies
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@ScottAdamsSays Schrödinger's cat will feel much better knowing that analogies aren't useful for explaining quantum theory@etzpcm -
@BlairKing_ca@etzpcm Good example of my point because the cat analogy has not been interpreted the same by all.
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