In Defense of Objective Reality

There is a blue chicken.

(Expert farmers have attested to it being blue).

Fifteen people say it is blue.

Twenty-one people say it is white.

Does that make the chicken white?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Hamilton Avatar
July 29, 2016 at 5:59 PM
Most chicken are white, so I think it is white! Does that make me racist? A bigot? I'm not saying that a white chicken is better than a blue one, show me this blue chicken! Show me!! Does it still taste like chicken? Does it bleed red like white chicken? Great write reminds me of my recent lies and truth poem. Well done, you got a great mind!
Levy Avatar
August 8, 2016 at 2:05 PM
Guess I got lost is a raging sea of exclamation marks. I apologize. I am more used to satire that whispers more than shouts.
Hamilton Avatar
August 3, 2016 at 12:34 PM
I guess you never sensed my comment was satirical. I've seen blue chickens.
Levy Avatar
July 30, 2016 at 10:45 AM
Thank you for proving my point. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chicken_colours
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