[Python-ideas] Inconsistencies (was: Shuffled)

[Chris Angelico]

On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 2:27 PM, Rustom Mody <rustompmody at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 6:30:47 PM UTC+5:30, Chris Angelico wrote:
>> Redirecting to python-list as I don't believe this belongs on -ideas.
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 10:09 PM, Sven R. Kunze wrote:
>> > You might have heard of: "There are no such things as facts, just opinions.
>> > Everything, we see is a perspective not the truth." See below, why this
>> > applies here as well.
>>
>> Yes, I've heard that. It is false.
>>
>> Some things are absolute hard facts. There is no way in which 1 will
>> ever be greater than 2, ergo "1 is less than 2" is strictly true, and
>> not a matter of opinion. If you hear someone trying to claim
>> otherwise, would you let him have his opinion, or would you treat it
>> as incorrect?
>
> Just saw this [No its not exactly consistent with my earlier view!]
>
> “How much is 2 and 2?”
> Everyone gave the answer except the accountant.
> When everyone left, he dimmed the light and whispered in my ear “How much do you want?”

And we laugh, because the accountant is offering to flat-out lie. We
know full well that he's not telling the truth.

ChrisA