Another month, another rationality quotes thread. The rules are:
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A musical chord is defined as three or more notes played at the same time. I could see complaining about the definition being wrong if it was one or more notes, or even two or more notes, but when it's three or more notes I think it's clear that it means something more specific than a set of notes.
Better, to Death:
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--Soul Music, Terry Pratchett
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Silence can be part of a piece of music (and that's been obvious since long before Cage; that's not the point he was making) but that doesn't mean silence is a musical chord.
Similarly, atheism is an opinion on a question relevant to religion but it isn't a religion.
Another month, another rationality quotes thread. The rules are: