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indescribable paradox

Started by flamebirde, Jan 26 2013 06:27 PM

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#1 flamebirde

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Posted 26 January 2013 - 06:27 PM

If you say something is indescribable, haven't you just described it as indescribable?

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Mafiosos and mafiosas of the world, unite! And then kill each other in a particularly tricky move that everyone suspects but never anticipates.

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#2 bonanova

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 11:20 AM

I agree. Which side of the debate would you take?

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The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.
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#3 Kikacat123

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Posted 23 March 2013 - 07:40 PM

"Indescribable" implies that you cannot think of any words to describe it, or, if you can, that you think the description will not be adequate for expressing the magnitude of your experience. Therefore, any adjective used to say something is "indescribable" would be contradicting itself. When you encounter something that is impossible to relate to someone, it would technically be more proper to say "I can't describe it".