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lunatica

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17. I think he's using circular logic

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 05:08 PM

Mar 2016

In the sense that by being that way, one is exactly the same as that which is being criticized.

It's like using the word tolerant. I used to say I was a very tolerant person until one day it struck me forcefully that I'm actually quite intolerant of those who are intolerant. To be truly tolerant one has to also tolerate the intolerant. Oops! Circular logic where you always end up contradicting yourself by your own words.

Degrassi-Tyson is just messing with us. He's stating the truth of our own circular thinking. I actually think he's just having fun with words and giving us a bit of a jolt while doing it.

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What the hell, Neil deGrasse Tyson? [View all] pokerfan Mar 2016 OP

It's obviously sarcasm Spider Jerusalem Mar 2016 #1

Not obvious to me. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author 840high Mar 2016 #31

I'm anti-stupid. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2016 #2

My grandson told me about this, this morning. As in WTF?????? djean111 Mar 2016 #3

Also, if no such thing as bad publicity, anti-Trump supporters ARE Trump supporters Land Shark Mar 2016 #4

Astro physics man, astro physics! underpants Mar 2016 #5

WTF? SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #6

Twitter's message size is just too limited for politics. Hoyt Mar 2016 #8

Anyone know anyone close to him malletgirl02 Mar 2016 #9

Too much glyphosate in his GMO beer? AxionExcel Mar 2016 #10

This Tweet by him says it all... stevenleser Mar 2016 #11

Wut? Oneironaut Mar 2016 #12

I follow him and the Rude Pundit on twitter ... LannyDeVaney Mar 2016 #13

I've seen other Tweets where he ridicules the Donald mainer Mar 2016 #14

It's true lunatica Mar 2016 #15

I get it now malletgirl02 Mar 2016 #16

I think he's using circular logic lunatica Mar 2016 #17

The paradox of tolerance... pokerfan Mar 2016 #19

Comedian Brett Butler once said, "I hate bigots so much it makes me one." Iggo Mar 2016 #29

Same. romanic Mar 2016 #22

Free citizens and their freedumbs. Rex Mar 2016 #18

It makes perfect sense Hop David Mar 2016 #20

yeah, his dissertation's on star contents by distribution MisterP Mar 2016 #21

I've followed his (this) Twitter for over a year, I'm fairly sure he votes Reublican Saboburns Mar 2016 #23

What a bummer. ronnie624 Mar 2016 #24

I would come to the opposite from listening to his podcast mythology Mar 2016 #25

Yeah, but... no. nt killbotfactory Mar 2016 #27

Not true. Meldread Mar 2016 #30

...at all. Iggo Mar 2016 #32

Now that is a clever turn of phrase. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #26

This explains it. Follow me only if you seek hodgepodge brain droppings of an intellectually restles Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #28