a fallacy in which the argument proposes an explanation, but the mechanism proposed stands just as much in need of explanation as the original fact to be explained — and indeed it stands in need of the same kind of explanation. so it is tempting to apply the explanation to itself.
given the wordcosmological argument/word, the universe must have a beginning. the notion that the universe's origin came about by the random forming of particles in space, there must have been something to first put those particles there. whatever that something is, it must exist outside of time and always exist, lest you get into a series of arguments going further and further back until you have infinite regress.
example: the being 'linda' created all the particles that formed the earth, but who created linda? the being 'bill' created linda, but who created bill? etc. the argument goes on forever until there is a beginning, which was initially required according to the wordcosmological argument/word.
example: the being 'linda' created all the particles that formed the earth, but who created linda? the being 'bill' created linda, but who created bill? etc. the argument goes on forever until there is a beginning, which was initially required according to the wordcosmological argument/word.
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Karen is such a regressive, she refuses to vaccinate her kids because she thinks it will make them autistic.
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Betty is getting married again and she's wearing a white dress. She must have had an immaculate regression.
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Get the Immaculate Regression mug.Happens mainly when you have just been told off/dissed/burned. This is a failed attempt to put some ice on that burn, or to insult them back. When you make a horrible come back that nobody gets or is just plain weak, making you look like even more of a fool.
Max: "We're out of butter"
Erik: "That's okay we can just use your girlfriends face"
Max: "Yeah... Well... Your socks are slightly dirty"
(complete silence)
Erik: "That was stupid"
(Erik walks away)
Micah: "What was that Max?"
Max: "I don't know dude minced regression"
Erik: "That's okay we can just use your girlfriends face"
Max: "Yeah... Well... Your socks are slightly dirty"
(complete silence)
Erik: "That was stupid"
(Erik walks away)
Micah: "What was that Max?"
Max: "I don't know dude minced regression"
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A malapropism often said in error by someone unfamiliar with statistics. The speaker likely means "logistic regression"(logit regression, or logit model)
"Logistical regression" is said by one trying to sound like a smart data scientist. Hearing this may trigger contempt for the speaker.
A malapropism often said in error by someone unfamiliar with statistics. The speaker likely means "logistic regression"(logit regression, or logit model)
"Logistical regression" is said by one trying to sound like a smart data scientist. Hearing this may trigger contempt for the speaker.
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go to his you tube channel tobyturner and every one of his intros says darkness then redness then whiteness
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