Real opposites in the world? |
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 Mar 1 2005, 09:27 AM
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 say maydayism.  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,447 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 26,344  |
Are there real opposites in the world?
Is the opposite of hot = cold? Some people say cold is only a word describing the lack of heat. Same as dark/bright. Is the opposite of bright = dark? Dark only seems to be a word describing the lack of light. So what do you think? (sorry if I confused you in any way  )
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Mar 1 2005, 12:26 PM
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 Another ditch in the road... you keep moving Group: Member Posts: 6,281 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 85,152 |
i know what you mean... like cold is just very little heat
hmm... thats interesting what aout on and off, or up and down |
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Mar 1 2005, 12:58 PM
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 LunchboxXx Group: Member Posts: 1,789 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 16,810 |
or right and wrong?
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Mar 1 2005, 01:00 PM
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Another ditch in the road... you keep moving Group: Member Posts: 6,281 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 85,152 |
^^ thats such a gray area tho...
i mean somethigns can be both, as in have both negative and positive effects |
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Mar 1 2005, 01:57 PM
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 Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
QUOTE(niez_cho @ Mar 1 2005, 9:27 AM) Are there real opposites in the world? Is the opposite of hot = cold? Some people say cold is only a word describing the lack of heat.  I hope everyone says that, not just some, because it is a fact according to the laws of physics. Erm... as for opposites... I don't know... maybe good and evil? |
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Mar 1 2005, 05:22 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 318 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 25,213 |
SEXY> FUGLY
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Mar 1 2005, 05:28 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 79 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 107,547 |
well its all sematics and interpretation, and if you look at the connotation or denotation of the word(s)....
but theres also some things like "is life the opposite of death?" or "is death merely the absence of life" or "is death the same thing as life because there is an afterlife"? im confused too....i guess it just depends on your own interpretation |
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Mar 1 2005, 07:13 PM
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 dripping destruction Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,282 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 21,929 |
pooh. double delete.
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Mar 1 2005, 07:14 PM
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dripping destruction Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,282 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 21,929 |
left. right.
up. down. forward. backward. these are just ideas, not physical things. matter/ antimatter. 
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Mar 1 2005, 07:21 PM
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MCMXC a. D. Group: Member Posts: 106 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 69,715 |
Interpretations - meanings
People are very different within the world, and all have something different than someone else. So, those seem quite close, but if you look at it in the angle that this is going in, it seems relevant. As- An interpretation is a gesture or a thought of what a meaning might be. A meaning is what it is, written in stone. You can mold interpretations to anything, you can't change meanings, really. |
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Mar 1 2005, 07:33 PM
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 creepy heather Group: Official Member Posts: 4,208 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 41,580 |
thats a nice idea but some things require darkness so therefore it wouldnt be a lack of light at all
youre icebox is cold, would you rather it be hot? so yes there are real opposites |
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