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But I guess the part that has been bothering me the most are maxims such as the one above, which make very strong claims, which are not true, at least not to the extent they claim.
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As another case, take the following
Good things happen to good people.
or its much stronger cousin
Bad things do not happen to good people.
WTF?! That is _such_ a strong claim. How about saying
Bad things can happen to good people, but usually they have a strong social net of similarly good and understanding people to rely on, and that helps reduce the recovery time.
which, in my opinion, is much closer to the truth than its simple, absolute version.
Yes, I understand the above is hard to fit on a bumper sticker or a motivational poster, but some of us here are trying to lead more logically rigorous lives!
Well, enough of my rant. Have _you_ seen maxims that you think should be altered/improved/deleted?
And to end, I leave you with the song of the day, my favorite one from Ek Chalees ki Last Local (must watch, for desis and non-desis)
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This post goes out to all those who are going through tough times. I hope that with time (and support from friends), things will start to look up.
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