30 September 2006

Modus Ponens Gone Wrong...

Stale bread is better than nothing.
Nothing is better than a big juicy steak.
Therefore, stale bread is better than a big juicy steak.

Not in my book...but it's a fun trick used in by the "revolutionary re-educators" in Land of the Blind which I just happened to watch tonight. If someone can please explain to me what revolution this movie is supposed to be referencing, I'd be eternally grateful. It was definitely interesting, but incredibly confusing...and I think the best lesson I could pull out of it was the classic, "Absolute power corrupts absolutely."

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