![]() ![]() "It will not." Portnov let the pen fall on his desk. Second years, Group A, maintained a tense silence. Here is a pen." He tossed up and caught a dark-blue pen with a white top. However, there is also another misconception-by which a name automatically defines the properties of an object. "By the way, consider this: the contradictory nature of a statement almost certainly proves its legitimacy. A name is like a forked stick that we use to hold a snake on the ground." Portnov imitated using a forked branch to press down an imaginary viper. ![]() ![]() And at the same time we prevent it from changing. By verbally identifying an object, by giving it a name, we alter it. This is a common misconception not unlike the 'world is flat' belief. “What's in a name? that which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet.' In other words, the essence of an object does not change depending on it's name. ![]()
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