Q&A: On Logic and Common Sense
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On Logic and Common Sense
Question
What do you think of the quote: “only the extremes are logical, but they are absurd”?
Answer
See column 17.
Discussion on Answer
I didn’t write that it’s nonsense. It’s a saying. It’s usually true, but there’s nothing especially deep here.
Do you think this is nonsense? In my opinion it isn’t. He means to say that if you stretch the basic assumptions of your worldview all the way to the edge of their logical conclusions, it will clash with common sense.