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Bucky

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4. We'll have to agree to disagree

Reply to marble falls (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 26, 2021, 12:07 PM

Jul 2021

Allegories are in aid to understanding. They're at the heart of most of the world's wisdom -- from science to ethics to religion. I just don't think there's any such thing as being "years beyond" needing allegories.

Certainly it doesn't trivialize a problem if I recontextualize it as how you should act in a different dire situation. Do you consider the seatbelt analogy trivializing? Certainly recognize the wisdom and use of making that argument to someone who's mask resistant, right?

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Imagine you're in a highrise building and the floors below you are on fire [View all] Bucky Jul 2021 OP

That's the trouble with fables. No subtly. No realistic details but a punchline rolling in like .... marble falls Jul 2021 #1

Allegories are used when the answers aren't obvious to everyone Bucky Jul 2021 #2

We are years beyond allegories about this stuff. It tends to trivialize what we're up against. marble falls Jul 2021 #3

We'll have to agree to disagree Bucky Jul 2021 #4

No it's far worse than that KentuckyWoman Jul 2021 #5

Indeed, yes Bucky Jul 2021 #7

I would try to save everyone I could, but to be honest if I could only save one person marie999 Jul 2021 #6

Oh, no question. Unfortunately that's not how it works Bucky Jul 2021 #8