Re: [OT] The Fallacy of Gray

Author: Ricardo Aráoz

Posted: 2010-02-24 at 11:57:02

Nicholas Geti wrote:

> There are people in mental institutions who cannot make choose between

> either side of the same coin.

You are right. Yet the topic is not about making choices but about

"correct/incorrect" or "right/wrong" (not in the moral sense). What he

is saying is that the right/wrong-ness (in a non-moral sense) of a

preposition is not really absolute, and even if two prepositions are

"wrong" (in a non-moral sense) they need not be at the same level of

"wrongness" (in a non-moral sense), e.g. if I say my height is 1.82 mts

and someone else says my height is 3.54mts we may be both wrong, but

I'm off by 0.02 mts whilst he is wrong by 1.46mts, so even if I'm

"wrong" (in a non-moral sense); I'm a lot less "wrong" (in a non-moral

sense) than he is.

And in the case there is no better measure of my height, you'll be

better of building a bed for a person who's 1.82 mts tall, than if you

build a bed for someone 3.54 mts tall.

As you can see, this has absolutely nothing to do with indecision,

congress, esoterism, or whatever.

Hope I was better than the author of the article in explaining the

concept to you.

> Congress is another institutions that cannot

> come to a conclusion. One has to go through life and make decisions all the

> time and not waste energy being conflicted about every choice. The ultimate

> end of not making choices is exhibited by going into a catatonic state.

>

> There are writers who write about such esoteric topics in a clear and

> concise way. The author of your article is not one of them.

>

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