A proposition that seems to be profound because it is actually logically ill-formed. A deepity balances precariously between multiple interpretations, at least one of which is obvious and trivial and at least one of which would be earth-shaking except that it is false.
A: Love is just a word.
B: What a bogus deepity. "Love" is just a word; any word is just a word. Love, whatever it is -- whether it is an emotion, a state of being, an evolutionary adaptation, an illusion promoted by romantic novelists -- it is not "just a word."
B: What a bogus deepity. "Love" is just a word; any word is just a word. Love, whatever it is -- whether it is an emotion, a state of being, an evolutionary adaptation, an illusion promoted by romantic novelists -- it is not "just a word."
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Usually has the following characteristics. 1. True but trivial 2. False but logically ill informed. 3. Usually a use-mention error or (UME)
Made famous by Daniel Dennett.
Usually has the following characteristics. 1. True but trivial 2. False but logically ill informed. 3. Usually a use-mention error or (UME)
Made famous by Daniel Dennett.
"Love is just a word" is a deepity.
"God is the God beyond Gods." is a deepity.
He just said a deepity.
What a deepity.
"God is the God beyond Gods." is a deepity.
He just said a deepity.
What a deepity.
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Deepit is a guy whose name is often mistaken for Deepti. He has the most charming smile that can bring the dead back to life! He might look like he’s the most innocent guy out there but he sure knows how to get down ;). Super Low-Key and is a huge tech freak. Might be a little self loathing but can be SUUUUUPER OVERCONFIDENT which can often get him in trouble. Is also accompanied by undefined restlessness and the urge to constantly prove himself right.
Has a heart of Gold and sure as hell can make anyone’s day bright as fuck!
Has a heart of Gold and sure as hell can make anyone’s day bright as fuck!
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