2006-07-04 12:32:13 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
This is an endless question. if unexpected is expected, it is now expected. now this expected thing will not accour, since the unexpected will happen. now you expect this, and now this expected thing wont happen. this question will never end. here is another one. "I always lie, so when i say this, am i lying, or telling the truth?"
2006-07-04 12:39:19 · answer #1 · answered by supergigamonkey 2 · 7⤊ 2⤋
Usually when we expect things we expect specific things - for example, that X's birthday party next week will go ahead as planned. The expression "expect the unexpected" refers to nothing specific, it refers to the unexpected *in general* - so when we expect the unexpected and then something unexpected happens (X is killed in an accident, say), we didn't expect that specific thing, but we did expect *something* unexpected. There is no paradox here.
2006-07-04 20:48:17 · answer #2 · answered by brucebirdfield 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not necessarily. expecting the unexpected still doesnt tell you what to expect, so you really are only prepared for something to happen, but you dont know what.
with the unexpected expected, it implies that you know exactly what will be happeing or an idea of what is happening, and therefore it is not really unexpected at all.
2006-07-04 19:39:57 · answer #3 · answered by under333 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. If you find that you can truly take in the idea of expecting anything, then yes it does. Most of us however, still have a defined set of parameters that we are meaning when we do this. So then something unexpected can still happen just because it was so outside the parameters we set that we are still surprised.
2006-07-04 20:28:43 · answer #4 · answered by sir_john_65 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but expecting the unexpected is my actual method of getting rid of hiccups. No bull.
2006-07-04 20:23:52 · answer #5 · answered by UCSteve 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unliss your only expecting them as unexpected
2006-07-04 19:49:58 · answer #6 · answered by DR. Raed 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just delays manifestation of unexpected or creates unbelievable unexpected which blow away all your expectations, hopefully forever.
2006-07-04 19:35:49 · answer #7 · answered by Oleg B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely
2006-07-04 19:35:17 · answer #8 · answered by minus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah then when some mundane thing happens it's really fkn extraordinary.
It's like drawing a line in the sand, calling it the edge of the universe, then claiming you traveled the entire cosmos in an instant when you jump over it.
2006-07-04 19:38:43 · answer #9 · answered by -.- 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it should...but then what would be unexpected if we all expect the unexpected?
2006-07-05 10:43:47 · answer #10 · answered by RuneWitchSakura1988 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋