Guest guest Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Generalizations are necessary if we want to talk about more than one person or thing at a time. A generlization is not the same as a stereotype. Genelizations have to do with probablility and statistics, while sterotypes have to do with prejudices and ignornace. In that way, they're sort of opposite--one's based on facts, and one's not. Different types of poverty have different results. Poverty in the US tends to lead to obesity, while poverty in non-Western countries and continents (including Africa) leads to starvation. Nobody studied me either--I often feel like the freak of the world, like when people say my ideas are stereotypes, for example, when the relationship between health and poverty is a subject I've studied for many years. There will always be dumb scientists, but if we want to understand the world, dismissing them wholsale seems like a wasteful thing to do. Laura-Marie --- Jiraph Wirpel <wirpel wrote: > > > Nobody " studied " me. I've been vegetarian for 36 > years, and I am roly-poly. > > > Observers can logically obscure their findings. > Here's > one of my favorite jokes: > > A scientist had a trained fly, trained to jump on > command. > > " Jump, Fly!. Jump, " ordered the scientist. > > The fly jumped. > > The scientist noted in his data that, with six legs, > a > fly can jump. > > Then the scientist took his tweezers and removed two > of the fly's legs. > > " Jump, Fly! Jump! " > > Again, the fly jumped. > > The scientist noted in his data that, with four > legs, > a fly can jump. > > Then the scientist took his tweezers and removed two > more of the fly's legs. > " Jump, Fly! Jump! " > > Again, the fly jumped. > > The scientist noted in his data that, with two legs, > a > fly can still jump. > > Then the scientist took his tweezers and removed the > last two of the fly's legs. > > " Jump, Fly! Jump! " > > Nothing... > > " Jump, Fly! Jump! Jump, Fly Jump!!! > > Still... the fly did not jump. > > Again, he ordered for the fly to jump. > > Still... the fly did not jump. > > The scientist then wrote in his data that, when all > six legs have been removed from a fly, the fly > becomes > deaf. > ===== > > The rich women are thin and the poor are fat except > the Africans? Where did this one come from? > Another > stereo typer, huh? ----- Solitude, in the sense of being often alone, is essential to any depth of meditation or of character. --John Stuart Mill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Oh my gosh! How could something I share to bring an ironic smile trigger such a negative diatribe!?? Please add this concept to your vocabulary! Per websters.com: Joke n: Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line. ===== Genelizations have to do with probablility and statistics, while sterotypes have to do with prejudices and ignornace.... There will always be dumb scientists, but if we want to understand the world, dismissing them wholsale seems like a wasteful thing to do. ===== Observers can logically obscure their findings. Here's one of my favorite jokes: A scientist had a trained fly, trained to jump on command. " Jump, Fly!. Jump, " ordered the scientist. The fly jumped. The scientist noted in his data that, with six legs, a fly can jump. Then the scientist took his tweezers and removed two of the fly's legs. " Jump, Fly! Jump! " Again, the fly jumped. The scientist noted in his data that, with four legs, a fly can jump. Then the scientist took his tweezers and removed two more of the fly's legs. " Jump, Fly! Jump! " Again, the fly jumped. The scientist noted in his data that, with two legs, a fly can still jump. Then the scientist took his tweezers and removed the last two of the fly's legs. " Jump, Fly! Jump! " Nothing... " Jump, Fly! Jump! Jump, Fly Jump!!! Still... the fly did not jump. Again, he ordered for the fly to jump. Still... the fly did not jump. The scientist then wrote in his data that, when all six legs have been removed from a fly, the fly becomes deaf. ===== " The cat did not respond. She did not believe in paraphrasing anybody. If people pursued this same feline wisdom, there'd be a lot fewer misunderstandings. " From Kinky Friedman's Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Mail Mobile Take Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile./learn/mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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