It is what it is

Are you certain about that?

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
Are you certain about that?

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
Are you certain about that?

Originally posted by Ponderable
Yes.

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

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
To be? or "Not" to be?

Originally posted by Ponderable
Knowing what something is not is sometimes easier than to know what it IS.

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.

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
Are you certain about that?

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

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
Are you certain about that?

Originally posted by HandyAndy
That that is is. That that is not is not. Is not that it? It is.

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Originally posted by HandyAndy
That that is is. That that is not is not. Is not that it? It is.

It ain't what it isn't. 😕

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
It ain't what it isn't. 😕

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