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Topic subjectRE: I do not believe "opposites" are possible.
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12716784, RE: I do not believe "opposites" are possible.
Posted by TheAlbionist, Tue Feb-03-15 10:10 AM
>Nothing that is deemed as an opposite can exist independently
>of the other.

This is just a failure to understand what an opposite is, surely? The same being can't be both alive and dead, *obviously*, but clearly both states exist in the world. There are living people and corpses. And their bodies are in exactly opposite states from each other.

Clearly white (and I'm talking colours, not skin tones!) is opposite to black. One has all the colour. One has none of the colour. They're opposites. Obviously. Black's not very common, but it exists. White exists all over the place.

Is Yes not the opposite of No? Seriously, what's hard to understand about opposites? I'm obviously missing something.

>>Opposites come in pairs. That's how they work.
>>
>>>Life & Death
>
>The relationship between life and death is inseparable. You
>cannot have Life without Death, and you cannot have Death
>without Life.

Tell that to an immortal jellyfish.

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