tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924316815185498346.post3869477158808209650..comments2023-12-24T16:36:39.633-05:00Comments on V = I·R: SocksAnarchist Chossidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129716759837282565noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924316815185498346.post-7818504049708392102010-12-23T13:54:30.974-05:002010-12-23T13:54:30.974-05:00I doubt trs-le7 will get a dog. I also doubt that ...I doubt trs-le7 will get a dog. I also doubt that I will ever live on the frontier. Hence I believe my irrational fear of dogs is not worth getting over.<br /><br />Similarly, can find reasons why his or her dislike of new technology is not worth getting over.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924316815185498346.post-32833716712854119922010-12-23T09:38:10.668-05:002010-12-23T09:38:10.668-05:00those comments should be in the reversed order.those comments should be in the reversed order.CAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924316815185498346.post-60989985859210165232010-12-23T09:37:44.660-05:002010-12-23T09:37:44.660-05:00What’s wrong?
a) They cause you pain, displeasure...What’s wrong?<br /><br />a) They cause you pain, displeasure or discomfort. For instance, if TRS and le7 ever get a dog, you’ll be uncomfortable visiting them, which will strain your friendship.<br /><br />b) You lose possible benefit you could have from dogs. I mean, in your case it’s probably not much, but if you lived in some frontier-type area, where you could really use a dog...CAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924316815185498346.post-17447908888184520282010-12-23T09:37:22.248-05:002010-12-23T09:37:22.248-05:00Having said that, some fears are just not worth an...Having said that, some fears are just not worth an effort of getting over.<br /><br />And some fears are rational. For instance, my fear of spiders, bedbugs, going insane, not locking a bathroom door properly, and of bad punctuation.CAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924316815185498346.post-19074713462326457262010-12-22T23:42:59.612-05:002010-12-22T23:42:59.612-05:00What's wrong with irrational fears? I have an ...What's wrong with irrational fears? I have an irrational fear of dogs, and I don't plan on losing it.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924316815185498346.post-46924978532104516892010-12-22T10:31:55.848-05:002010-12-22T10:31:55.848-05:00Logic dictates that disliking something because it...Logic dictates that disliking something because it’s new is irrational. The initial apprehension is normal, however. It’s an evolutionary mechanism for us to be cautious of new things and not get poisoned, injured or eaten. But after you see others eat something and not get poisoned, it’s normal to try that out yourself too — in small doses at first.<br /><br />In rats, it’s called social transmission of food preference. A rat goes to a dumpster and eats some food. Then it comes back, and other rats smell its breath. Then, if in a few days, it doesn’t die, the rats know it’s safe to eat that food.CAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924316815185498346.post-33142814944183038752010-12-22T10:29:01.149-05:002010-12-22T10:29:01.149-05:00I am an Admiral of US Fleet.I am an Admiral of US Fleet.CAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924316815185498346.post-33916318322762387922010-12-16T16:47:41.165-05:002010-12-16T16:47:41.165-05:00On what authority are you making these value judgm...On what authority are you making these value judgments?ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924316815185498346.post-72729924048941046232010-12-16T13:19:24.355-05:002010-12-16T13:19:24.355-05:00Well, it’s normal to have neophobia, but it’s irra...Well, it’s normal to have neophobia, but it’s irrational and needs to be gotten over. Just like it’s normal to pickled olives. But one day, a boy becomes a man and starts appreciating olives.CAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924316815185498346.post-39605909877396977092010-12-16T13:03:36.460-05:002010-12-16T13:03:36.460-05:00(Doesn't stop me from eating it. I'll eat ...(Doesn't stop me from eating it. I'll eat any (moderately healthy) free food.)ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924316815185498346.post-84449036577175276592010-12-16T13:03:00.358-05:002010-12-16T13:03:00.358-05:00You can dislike stuff just because it's new. F...You can dislike stuff just because it's new. For example, I can dislike my roommate's cooking just because it's not what I grew up with.<br /><br />על טעם וריח אין להתווכחehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924316815185498346.post-2581558717932538752010-12-15T21:45:43.464-05:002010-12-15T21:45:43.464-05:00No, it means that whoever dislikes new technology ...No, it means that whoever dislikes new technology just because it’s “modern” and “new” is being foolish. He can just imagine what the technology will look like (if it catches) in future — it will be as commonplace as socks today.CAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924316815185498346.post-40018143698105486492010-12-15T20:53:09.853-05:002010-12-15T20:53:09.853-05:00i like the scots-ebonic accenti like the scots-ebonic accentmornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924316815185498346.post-68103363668884173822010-12-15T16:25:07.066-05:002010-12-15T16:25:07.066-05:00subscribingsubscribingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924316815185498346.post-83890173530435647612010-12-15T16:25:00.360-05:002010-12-15T16:25:00.360-05:00So your argument is as follows: Socks were at one ...So your argument is as follows: Socks were at one point a new invention towards which people may have felt distrust, yet they turned out to be an excellent innovation.<br />Therefore we must conclude that all new inventions towards which people may feel distrust will turn out to be a excellent innovations.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.com