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You are certainly gaurented
by DarthQuantum June 13, 2017
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Certainly Gay

I wanna get spanked by my male improv friends, but certainly gay.
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the certainty principle

The Certainty Principle is a cosmic force only recently discovered by a nerd with stupiditis. It is the principle of being certain. Even though you are a complete idiot and have no idea what you are doing, you are certain you are right. Many people believe they are certain, or right, when in actual fact they are just downright stupid and suffer from brain haemorrhoids. If you meet someone who suffers from the Certainty Principle, execute them onsite as they may do something stupid.
Idiot: The Certainty Principle protects me
Smart Person: Fuck you're an idiot and deserve to die
Gun shot finishes conversation
by honneamise December 20, 2018
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certainly.cyan

Cyan is a bean, and I can’t think of a single reason to dislike her! She is very sweet and funny :>
certainly.cyan: *posts birb*
me: birb
cyan: birb
by yep_still_a_looser_:] October 19, 2021
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Certainist

I am the most certainist when dealing with you less knowing people
by Saya1salle March 18, 2019
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Certainist

A person who only deals with people or situations that are certain.
Certainist: If you are not certain, I ain't fuckin'with you.
by GoddessShinea June 18, 2022
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Certainty Trap

The cognitive trap of demanding certainty before action, then using the impossibility of certainty to justify permanent inaction. The certainty trap is what happens when the desire for perfect knowledge becomes a barrier to any knowledge at all. It's the logic of "we can't be sure, so we can't act," repeated endlessly while the world burns. The certainty trap is beloved of those who benefit from the status quo, who can always find reasons to wait, to study further, to demand more evidence. The way out is recognizing that certainty is rarely available and never necessary. Action under uncertainty is the human condition; the certainty trap is just a sophisticated form of paralysis.
Certainty Trap Example: "They couldn't decide whether to have children—too many unknowns, too many risks, too little certainty. The certainty trap had them. Years passed, the window closed, the decision was made by default. Certainty had never come; they'd just waited until waiting became the decision."
by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 17, 2026
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