"trivial" used to mean "of the trivium". The trivium no longer exists. Therefore nothing is trivial. #nothingiswrongwiththisargument
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Replying to @alexiswellwood
@alexiswellwood Are things which are not trivial (i.e. everything, I guess...) therefore quadrivial?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @propensive
@propensive If translated as "of the place where four roads meet", with "roads" interpreted metaphorically, I accept "therefore"!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @alexiswellwood
@alexiswellwood I looked up trivium: the three liberal arts: grammar, logic, rhetoric; vs quadrivium: arithmetic, music, geometry, astronomy1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @propensive
@propensive On that interpretation, your conclusion is false.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
Replying to @alexiswellwood
@alexiswellwood Yep. I think my false step was "nothing is trivial". ;)
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