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As for reading not being cool, I just don't see it. I'm cool, and I read a lot. Always have. So using very basic (and somewhat false) logic, I can only conclude that reading isn't the problem. |
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10-09-2011, 03:05 PM | #47 |
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Thanks. I've started three posts trying to express this idea and getting muddled each time. You've stated it simply and succinctly.
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10-09-2011, 03:27 PM | #48 | |
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By the way, no false logic there... if a=b and b=c, then a=c. This is an established mathematical tenet!!!! |
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10-09-2011, 03:46 PM | #49 | |
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The logic can be considered false because A (my coolness) can be argued by some to be nonexistent. They would therefore argue that the premise is flawed. Then there's the fact that it conflicts with cat logic. (Cats are cool but they don't read. Although this is flawed in the opposite direction - the coolness of cats is well established but we're not 100% certain that they don't read. It's possible that they read by osmosis, which is why they tend to plant themselves on top of books and ereaders. We just don't know and they are too cool to lower themselves to explaining it to mere humans.) I prefer puppy logic: Those who feed me are cool. One way we could settle it would be to conduct a poll regarding my coolness, but the very act of posting a poll regarding my own coolness would be decidedly uncool... WAIT!! I've got it!! Okay, y'all remember that article some time back about people lying about what they've read and how much they read? There was a thread about it here. Well, that must mean that reading is cool. After all, it falls into "It was on the Interwebz so it must be true!" and we KNOW that's solid. So (A+B-Cats)*(Puppies/Interwebz)+(logic-common sense)/my Karma = Reading is cool and Math is fun!! |
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10-09-2011, 09:22 PM | #50 |
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I really don't get why this is such a discussion. People in general now (and really, if you want, at any point in time) aren't overly intellectual, and tend to choose the path of least resistance. Now, it used to be for entertainment, there were fewer options and reading was often the easiest option. As technology has improved, easier forms of personal entertainment have come forth. Average person would rather watch TV than read.
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I'm sure someone else will remember the story better... Last edited by sufue; 10-10-2011 at 08:58 AM. |
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10-10-2011, 09:21 AM | #55 |
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The story is The Immortal Bard.
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After all, for that much effort, people could be writing their own stories. |
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10-10-2011, 05:36 PM | #59 |
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Many people of my acquaintance do not read fiction because "it is not real".
Most can and do read newspapers, web pages, TVguides, Tabloids, Entertainment magazines, Penthouse or Cosmopolitan magazines. (I know much of this is fiction of a type but they can see pictures and relate in this way) They watch TV which is not for the most part real, but one can see the characters so therefore it is real. I also know people who will read an autobiography or historical work which may seem dry as dust to me, but are completely bored by fiction. I have also been approached by people who ask me how can you read that and they actually want to know. In at least two instances I was able to overcome the fight or flight reaction and help them find something that they thought they might want to try. The perceived lack of 'coolness' might come from the fact that reading a book is generally a solitary activity from which others are excluded. This is often reinforced by the readers themselves. Just try asking a stranger what they are reading Helen |
10-10-2011, 06:49 PM | #60 |
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I think you are confusing logic (which analyzes the relationships between claims) with critical thinking. Consider: "I like to read books. A computer mouse is a book. Therefore, I like to read computer mice." Thinking critically, we can identify a flaw in the second claim (computer mice are not, in fact, books); however, the logic per se is flawless.
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