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Offline Asteriktos

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Know, Believe, LOLWUT
« on: April 01, 2012, 02:40:52 PM »
There are three levels of certainty that you can have when making a claim (that is incorrect, as there are of course millions, but anyway these are the three basic ones):

1) Know = I believe it to be so, like really really totally a lot okay? Just trust me okay?

2) Believe = I think it's true and ain't no one gonna tell me otherwise Jack!

3) LOLWUT = Considering that I could be wrong, and that others could be wrong, I am left with LOLWUT

So then, "LOLWUT" is closest to truth/reality, and "know" is furthest from it.
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Re: Know, Believe, LOLWUT
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2012, 03:03:17 PM »
Quote from: Asteriktos on April 01, 2012, 02:40:52 PM
3) LOLWUT = Considering that I could be wrong, and that others could be wrong, I am left with LOLWUT
This is part of the biblical tradition.
« Last Edit: April 01, 2012, 03:03:32 PM by Jetavan »
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Re: Know, Believe, LOLWUT
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2012, 03:04:01 PM »
What if Adam and Eve told God "lulwut?"
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Re: Know, Believe, LOLWUT
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2012, 03:09:30 PM »
Quote from: Achronos on April 01, 2012, 03:04:01 PM
What if Adam and Eve told God "lulwut?"
In a sense, by eating the forbidden fruit, that's what they did.
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If you will, you can become all flame.
Extra caritatem nulla salus.
In order to become whole, take the "I" out of "holiness".
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Re: Know, Believe, LOLWUT
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2012, 05:30:46 PM »
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Re: Know, Believe, LOLWUT
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2012, 06:27:43 PM »
I remember in one translation, upon Eve being accosted by the serpent she replied: "A talking snake? LOLWUT."
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