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contradiction in terms
On the contrary, I exist, therefore not a contradiction in terms.
Unless of course you think I'm some existentialist figment of your imagination?
Rather, the contradiction means you're wrong about one or both of those labels. But I doubt you haven't heard all that before.
Would you call Isaac Newton irrational? Would you call Mr. Rogers irrational?
You'd compare yourself to them with a straight face? I must be the Pope.
No, I'm asking you if you know a rational Christian when you were given examples of them.
The guy who invented calculus, and the guy who made millions of children happy by telling them they were worthy both strike me as rational beings, wouldn't you agree?
Both of them were Christians.
newton did not invent calculus.
while he discovered it around the same time, Leibniz invented the notation we use today.
One can be the co-creator of something, via independent discovery. My statement still stands.
i guess your kinda right :)
but ngl i would totally call newton irrational, that man had issues.
Yeah, by all accounts, Newton was a bit of shit. He did a proper number on Robert Hook.