What's the opposite of impossible?
Possible!
Ask that question to a couple people that you know. Most of the time, they'll jump right out and say "Possible." But if you really think about it, the opposite of impossible is definite. Something being impossible implies its probability of happening is 0, and at the other end of the spectrum, if something has a probability of happening equal to 1, then it's definite. Possible is just a gray middle ground between impossible and definite, not really an opposite to either of them.
Just an interesting way that language affects the way we think, to some extent. At least I thought it was sort of interesting.
Peace out.
1 comment:
I'd like this post if it was facebook. But now I actually have to go through the trouble of all this typing to say I agree and approve.
Oh bother.
:p
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