Random Analogies
Man As Sword As Sword
a: A good man ~
b: a good sword
What: "A good man is like a good sword. A good sword is sharp and strong; a good man is passionate and committed.
Passion allows you to do things more efficiently because you enjoy it. Commitment allows you to succeed. Don't mix up the order. A dull but strong sword has more uses to its wielder than a sharp sword that's broken. Because in the long run, commitment triumphs over passion. Every time."
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Writer: thedreamist:
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Date: Apr 30 2012 4:59 PM
# 1964 Critique Analogy
a: Neuroscience ~
b: a gadget-savvy infant Godzilla
What: "Modern Neuroscience is like a gadget-savvy infant Godzilla of Dogma that stomps around an ancient philosophico-existential playground insisting on its reductionistically-naive definitions of what we are." Another shot at the rabid reductionists....
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Writer: Pavel G. Somov, Ph.D
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Date: May 24 2013 2:39 PM
# 3266 Critique Analogy
a: Circulatory system ~
b: a network of one-way streets
What: "The circulatory system is like a network of one-way streets. If blood started flowing the wrong way, the blood gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) might mix, causing a serious threat to your body. In the lungs, capillaries on the outside of the alveoli exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen. Fresh, oxygen-rich blood enters the pulmonary veins and then returns to the heart, re-entering through the left atrium. "
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Writer: stevewest
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Date: Jun 11 2014 5:30 PM
# 5809 Critique Analogy
