Striped Two questions There are two situations that I could not understand and have been generated in the last twelve hours. I take the middle to see if anyone has any ideas.
1. Situation first.
Context: holiday gathering with friends.
A friend who lives in Madrid is visiting for Christmas here in Lima. She says that is relatively far from another friend of ours, who lives in Barcelona. To give an idea, he says, is 6 h 30 min by car, or 2 h 30 min on the train fast (forgot as he called it), which travels about 300 km / h. A person at the meeting then says " Wow, that speed can even appreciate the scenery, everything will go by too fast! ", to which I replied: " In fact, the only thing you see fast pass is immediate vicinity that that is far should see him without a problem ... ", at which time I am interrupted by another friend, who tells me:" Not everything has to be explained physically . " However, although it confused me, following me more confused. The person who spoke originally said: " No, that is, if you see the landscape normal" and who was initially surprised by the speed issue newly answer " Oh ya, ok ."
I do not understand. Is it easier or merely so credible an argument such as "the case, point" a more reasonable explanation? That leads to the second position ...
2. Second situation.
Context: TV commercial Vanish Intelligence Branch 02.
lousy Beyond that are the commercials for detergents and cleaning products, this is something quite particular. The big news of this detergent is that it has a smart formula is supposedly where are the spots and attacks on time cleaning clothes in a way, say, more efficient ... or effective, how they want to say. The commercial alternating the questions of a child whose mental age is quite primitive, and explanatory answers from a Latin typical housewife. One of the questions which the child is something like "... and why this detergent is better ?", To which the mother replies "... p orque has a clever formula that places spots and rapidly eliminated. " So far I can understand the commercial intent of showing the grace of your product. But the child something interesting cross-examination. Reads "How ?" ... is How does that pussy detergent for the location of the spots and it affects only them and not the rest of the clothes?, to which the mother gives the enlightened response "'s easy! Vanish Power has a 02 Intelligence clever formula that places eliminates stains and quickly! . "
What is the idea of \u200b\u200bsuch a response? Repeating an assertion does not make it true. Can strengthen a dogmatic idea as a religious belief ... but we are talking about a soap!
Will the ideas of faith or absolute truths are so ingrained in our society, than an attempt to reason or argument is rejected immediately, under the pretext of "not everything has to be a scientist, you know," or simply as a mental comfort to accept what the other states because of something you said, thus saving me the trouble of thinking?
to here for now. The conclusion is open to opinions.
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