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xkcd #2898: Orbital Argument (imgs.xkcd.com)

submitted 9 months ago by randomaccount43543@lemmy.world to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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"Some people say light is waves, and some say it's particles, so I bet light is some in-between thing that's both wave and particle depending on how you look at it. Am I right?" "YES, BUT YOU SHOULDN'T BE!"

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[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If this topic proves anything, it's that we should make sure everyone is assuming the same thing before discussing, or clarify before discussing.

You can literally come up with different answers without further clarification.

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 3 points 9 months ago

Remember when we had to list all of our assumptions before making an argument?

Those were good times. (I don't remember when, maybe in Linear Algebra or an engineer or philosophy course.)