Article SCQ4 CodeSOD: Bonus WTF: Happy Birthday, George Boole

CodeSOD: Bonus WTF: Happy Birthday, George Boole

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Alex Papadimoulis
from The Daily WTF on (#SCQ4)
Today is George Boole's 200th Birthday. We've rerun this classic many times, but I can't think of a better time to reshare it! - Remy

The problem with "logic" is that it makes things out to be nothing but simple dualities. Proponents of logic want us to believe that everything is true or false, black or white, yes or no, paper or plastic, etc. Thankfully, there are some among us, like Mark Harrison's colleague, who are not afraid to stand up to these logic advocates and shout "no, I will not succumb to your false dichotomies!" Today, I think we all should salute those few brave people ...

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