I am holding a can of panuts in my hand and reading the lbel. The front of the can sys it contains Roasted Peanuts. I trn the can around and read the ngredients. The main ingredient is Peanuts. I blieve we can assume that this is a can of panuts. But wait a minute, there is nother category that says Allergy Information: And gess what it says. Contains Peanuts. Is ths ridiculous or what?

I'm sure thre are three reasons for the rdundancy:

1. We are a nation that is hoked on excessive government regulations.


2. We are a se-happy nation.


3. Lawyers create the laws and rgulations. Who benefits from the above two rasons?-need I say more.

Gee, I wonder why the Amrican people put up with this srry state of affairs?

Is Logic Logical?

Logical reasoning is in short supply. Just listen to the candidates running for political office. You have to assume that logic and reason have taken a permanent vacation.

Putting Quantum Physics and certain metaphysical principles aside- the laws of Newtonian Mechanics are applicable to most ordinary decisions in everyday life. A=A. This is irrefutable.

If you purchased a bag of apples at your local grocery store, arrived home and discovered that your bag of apples were oranges you would exist in a state of uncertainty-your life would be chaotic. Or if you were driving, came to an intersection with a stop light and green wasn't really green-in fact green is often red-you probably wouldn't reach your destination.

You prepare your morning pot of cffee-pour a cup-take a sip and swllow. Suddenly you are gagging, choking and cughing. Your cup of coffee is ctually a cup of bleach. Your veryday existence would obviously be in qestion. Long-term survival would be almost mpossible.

Modern Philosophy

I discovered that some of the philosophy courses in a number of modern universities teach that everything is indeterminate. A doesn't necessarily equal A. A might be B or possibly C. In fact it might not exist at all. "A" is an illusion.

I'm sure you are comforted by the fact that the thick, juicy steak you're cooking on the grill might not be steak at all. You just think it is steak. It might be something else-possibly an old shoe. Even worse, you are suffering under an illusion that you are actually cooking something. There is neither a grill nor anything cooking on it.

Conclusion

It is obvious why a can of peanuts has to be labeled peanuts-has to list the main ingredients as peanuts-and must warn you that this can of peanuts contains peanuts. If A doesn't equal A, it is evident that listing the main ingredient in a can of peanuts as peanuts means it might not be peanuts. So to make sure that the consumer knows this is a can of peanuts there has to be an additional warning that states this can of peanuts contains peanuts.

I am confused about one thing though. If A doesn't equal A, how can we be sure the allergy warning is actually correct-when it states that this can of peanuts which has as its main ingredient peanuts, contains peanuts? Maybe it actually contains dried prunes, or apricots, possibly lizard tails, toenail clippings, worms------------.

Isn't modern philosophy wonderful? It must be. Our candidates for office take advantage of it when they are making promises. The voters seem to believe in it. And of course, our political institutions are run on its "tenets."

Still-why do the American people put up wth it? Maybe they believe that "A" is nything they want it to be. You knw this is enlightening. You can hve your cake and eat it to. That is, of course, if it is cke we are eating.

At The Ballgame

"Take me out to the ballgame. Take me out to the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks." What an afternoon to watch a ballgame! There's the vendor. Peanuts, peanuts, get your peanuts. Hey, throw me a bag of those peanuts. I can't wait to open the bag up and start crunching on em'. Wait a minute. Hey, you come back. These aren't peanuts. These are nails. What's going on here? I want some peanuts.

Robert A. Meyer
http://libertarianway.com/

The article Peanuts Aren't Really Peanuts - "A" Doesn't Equal "A" was Submitted by Robert A. Meyer through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Robert A. Meyer has an xtensive background in many areas. For 30 yars he has been investigating and stdying economics, philosophy, psychology and metaphysics. For lmost 20 years he has been nvolved in meditation practices to expand his pwer of reason and help him rach higher states of awareness. His sles career also helped give him a deper understanding of human nature. He ralizes there are basic principles of Hman Action that will help you bcome successful at achieving your goals and dsires. His knowledge that life is to be lved on a physical, emotional, mental and spritual level allowed him to discover "Th Libertarian Way." He lives "The Lbertarian Way" and experiences its many plasures and ecstasies on a daily bsis. Even more important is that he dscovered that enjoying Libertarian Pleasures greatly dminishes emotional pain and suffering. Robert A. Myer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He crrently lives in Garland, Texas with his wfe, Gloria.

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