It is what it is

It is what it is

General

Cookies help us deliver our Services. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn More.

C
Standard memberChessPraxis
Cowboy From Hell

American West

Joined
19 Apr 10
Moves
55013
21 Jul 14

Are you certain about that?

Standard memberGrampy Bobby
Boston Lad

USA

Joined
14 Jul 07
Moves
43012
21 Jul 14
1
-1

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
Are you certain about that?
It is what it is

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
Are you certain about that?

"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is." ~President Bill Clinton (August 17, 1998)

SubscriberPonderable
chemist

Linkenheim

Joined
22 Apr 05
Moves
656776
21 Jul 14

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
Are you certain about that?
Yes.

The thesis is quite different from: "It is what I presume it to be"

SubscriberGreat Big Stees

Joined
14 Mar 04
Moves
177118
21 Jul 14

Originally posted by Ponderable
Yes.

The thesis is quite different from: "It is what I presume it to be"
To be? or "Not" to be?

SubscriberPonderable
chemist

Linkenheim

Joined
22 Apr 05
Moves
656776
21 Jul 14

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
To be? or "Not" to be?
Knowing what something is not is sometimes easier than to know what it IS.

SubscriberGreat Big Stees

Joined
14 Mar 04
Moves
177118
21 Jul 14

Originally posted by Ponderable
Knowing what something is not is sometimes easier than to know what it IS.
Process of elimination eh?

m
Standard membermikelom
Ajarn

Wat?

Joined
16 Aug 05
Moves
76863
21 Jul 14

Somebody asked me, "You've learned to trust people, but doesn't that hurt you?"

I said, "And you, not trusting? Doesn't that hurt, more"?

Their response was, "How do you go through all that, and not get twisted?"

My answer:

"To seek an understanding of all of the questions, but not the answers."

-m.

r
Standard memberredbadger
Suzzie says Badger

is Racist Bastard

Joined
09 Jun 14
Moves
10079
21 Jul 14

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
Are you certain about that?
not if its a racehorse.

Standard membervandervelde

Joined
10 Dec 11
Moves
143494
21 Jul 14

To be certain about that I would have to have two pieces of "it" and compare them to establish identity.

Standard memberHandyAndy
Read a book!

Joined
23 Sep 06
Moves
18677
21 Jul 14
3

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
Are you certain about that?
That that is is. That that is not is not. Is not that it? It is.

m
Standard membermikelom
Ajarn

Wat?

Joined
16 Aug 05
Moves
76863
21 Jul 14
1

Originally posted by HandyAndy
That that is is. That that is not is not. Is not that it? It is.
Depends how you view it.. because sometimes things that are are not:



😉

-m.

C
Standard memberChessPraxis
Cowboy From Hell

American West

Joined
19 Apr 10
Moves
55013
21 Jul 14

Originally posted by HandyAndy
That that is is. That that is not is not. Is not that it? It is.
Very Yoda-esque Andy 🙂

C
Standard memberChessPraxis
Cowboy From Hell

American West

Joined
19 Apr 10
Moves
55013
21 Jul 14

It ain't what it isn't. 😕

Standard memberGrampy Bobby
Boston Lad

USA

Joined
14 Jul 07
Moves
43012
21 Jul 14

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
It ain't what it isn't. 😕
"Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night and decided they’d go kill some Americans, What difference – at this point, what difference does it make?" -Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, January 23, 2013

Standard memberGrampy Bobby
Boston Lad

USA

Joined
14 Jul 07
Moves
43012
21 Jul 14

Originally posted by vandervelde
To be certain about that I would have to have two pieces of "it" and compare them to establish identity.
What criteria would you employ?