On occasion, I might preface a statement with “all other things being equal,” I believe this or that. I find this is a profound limitation on any statement, since in real life all other things are never equal. This seemingly scientific speaking, trying to control for one thing and trying to make all other things equal has a distinct sterility to it. In short, it tries to declare a “context-free zone” that disregards countless connections and relationships in the ecosystem of reality. Functionally, in a discussion, the statement, “all other things being equal,” is often a call to ignore these myriad of interrelationships. Typically, if I do use such a preface, it is merely a prologue to a longer attempt to exhume such lifeless premises and reductionistic cognitions. This is awe the more true when the discussion alludes to some action to be followed in real-whirled conditions. Articulated much more briefly, this poem:<\/p>\n
Just Encase<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n All other things On occasion, I might preface a statement with “all other things being equal,” I believe this or that. I find this is a profound limitation on any statement, since in real life all other things are never equal. This seemingly … Continue reading
\nBeing equal
\nI\u2019d probably do that
\nJust
\nLet me no
\nTill that
\nIs the case
\nFor freedom
\nFor awe
\nWhat new can be borne
\nTemporary in convenience
\nNot for the hard headed
\nStandard baring<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"