Why so many forced dichotomies?

[BassPilot]

I'm so confused.....

 

[JRA]

When did we become so simpleminded?

i take your point, but: not everyone has become "so simpleminded." i argue here (regularly) against false dichotomies, binarism, either/or reductionism, etc. and so do others.

more evolved brains do not require black/white rules. less evolved thinking depends on it. but the impulse is baked in. so seeing colors (the 'gray area' in between black and white) is a learned skill. evolutionary psychology purports a slow breaking down of thought processes reflecting the bicameral state, and though our central nervous systems are rapidly evolving from that state: it takes time! conscientious consciousness is up to the individual, so obviously not everyone will get there with a version which can do them any good.

try harder to break away from binarism = it's a gas, very liberating/potentiating, and less restrictive than the 'mud'. (helps with the music, too!)

good luck, all.

 

[Bassball Fever]

Yeah, not mention of burritos or tnc either. I call shenanigans.

Shenanigans has been called. @Mrmatt1972 , do you have a rebuttal?

 

[Mrmatt1972]

Shenanigans has been called. @Mrmatt1972 , do you have a rebuttal?

Shenanigans! Shenanigans! I must protest!

 

[Bassball Fever]

Shenanigans! Shenanigans! I must protest!

Overruled! @slobake , you may whip @Mrmatt1972 with a wet noodle of your choice.

 

[Funky Ghost]

Tie dyed otter knees. Hrm. I hadn't thought about it before.

 

[D M C]

Even though I’m married, I like to get a little false dichotomy on the side, if you get my meaning.

 

[DirtDog]

The modern world culture is obsessed with a binary. It can be seen in gender, sexual orientation, etc. We're a product of our environment.

I know right? Either my heart is beating....or it's not! ;-)