2006-09-17 04:14:31 · 16 answers · asked by Happy. 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Reason is a small town in Zimbabwe where pigs can fly and chocolate teapots work.
2006-09-17 04:22:59 · answer #1 · answered by travis 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
normally people just say 'anything is possible'
they dont use within reason
when people do see it generally it means the are more pesemistic, than the people who dont use it..
within reason defines that own persons ego, meaning, they belive, that they have some control over the univers, or atleast a great understanding of it.
eg - do you belive in aliens
1. anything is possible - sounds cool right
2. everything is possible within reason - this person has actual factual information, about the furthest reaches of the galaxy..
2006-09-17 07:56:34 · answer #2 · answered by yeah well 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Possibly within the boundaries of the law.
Or maybe given physical limitations.
2006-09-17 04:24:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It'ss not good if you have only driven to the edge of reason, because then you are not in it.
If you drive into Reason then anything is possible, and you can drive out again.
It is probably better to drive to the edge of reason than the brink of Sanity!
(Much less nicer place, and things still impossible)!!!!
2006-09-18 00:57:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me, "within reason", means to go for what makes sense, what is practical, and within your means, without extension.
2006-09-17 04:22:45 · answer #5 · answered by Life after 45 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lol Within reason means everything that is not impossible, hence everything is possible
2006-09-17 05:27:35 · answer #6 · answered by BrunetteBeauty 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Meanings according to dictionary.com
@ pos‧si‧ble [pos-uh-buhl] -adjective: that may or can be, exist, happen, be done, be used,
@ rea‧son [ree-zuhn] -noun : a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event
So therefore, it means that there's a possibility that everything will happen if there's a certain basis or cause for it to happen.
2006-09-17 04:19:21 · answer #7 · answered by Lea 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means being sensible and not including things like "moving a mountain with an icecream scoop" or "getting to the moon by strapping hairdryers to your body." You know, clever stuff like that.
2006-09-17 04:17:23 · answer #8 · answered by stevensontj 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anything that is logical or within the framework of the mind.
2006-09-17 16:34:36 · answer #9 · answered by ol's one 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The law defines "reasonable" as "what the average person would consider reasonable".
Hope that helps.
2006-09-17 04:32:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋