I saw, in someone's answer on here, "I hate the hating." Is it just me or does that just not make sense?
2007-07-12 09:11:21 · 8 answers · asked by Kesey 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Well they couldnt very well say i LOVE the hating, since that would probably be opposite of what they were trying to say.
Still as it is, it's no paradox to have poor syntax.
Prolly that person meant to say: Hating is wrong
2007-07-12 09:16:48 · answer #1 · answered by The cat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very much a paradox. But it is not a contradiction.
A contradiction is something that cannot be made sense of because one part is impossible in light of the other part ("Bob's green shirt was not green."). A paradox is something that SEEMS to contradict, but which can, in fact, be made sense of ("...to me. Of course, that's because I'm colourblind.").
The person you are referring to is talking about 'the hating', but not 'hate' in general. Note the use of 'the' - it's a specific instance or kind of hate that is getting the user upset, not necessarily ALL hate. And in Internet parlance, it is a term not infrequently applied to those who seem to do little else but express their irrational hatred of one thing or another.
In the latter sense, it wouldn't be 'hating' at all to express a more reasonable, well-defended hatred of something, especially if doing so is a departure from the norm for you.
And thus the paradox is resolved. It IS possible to 'hate haters'. Peace.
2007-07-12 09:59:26 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paradoxical, not contradictory. It's a second-order disapproval, like "He said that she said..." in form. *He* didn't say the original utterance, that's *her* thing. What she says refers to something beyond the statement itself, what he says refers to her speaking the words.
Similarly, hating the hating is disapproval of the *kind* of hate referred to in the first-order statement. Notice the wording: "I hate THE hating." I don't know what the writer was referring to, but it's probably not contradictory. It would be only if the statement were "I hate hate of any kind."
2007-07-12 09:58:10 · answer #3 · answered by strateia8 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It makes sense indeed. I love the loving, why I cant hate the hating? In other words, I like very much to love, I don't like too much to hate, so simple.
2007-07-12 09:19:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a natural reaction, if one is hated by another for reasons beyond their control, (ie: skin color, weight, country of birth, etc...) That they will hate the ones who are irrational.
It takes time to come to an understanding that we should not hate those who hate us, because they are handicapped with a lack of proper education and moral upbringing. they are cursed to live their lives as stubborn close minded simpletons that require our pity, not our hate.
It is wrong to to hate the handicapped whether it's physical or mental.
2007-07-12 09:42:36 · answer #5 · answered by Ashamed2beHuman 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is, indeed, a paradox...
As an example, people who say something like "I hate all racists," are guilty of the same type of discrimination that they are condemning others for...Hate is hate...Either its a freedom of expression, and you are an @sshole for judging them based on their chosen expression, or its unjustified discrimination...Either way...Its ignorant...
2007-07-12 09:21:35 · answer #6 · answered by Dr Bob 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
yes, because she's contradicting herself, shes saying she hates hate, which, means she hates something
2007-07-12 09:19:36 · answer #7 · answered by Sandy09 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It leads to self-hatred.
(I hate stuff that sucks, but I love stuff that's cool!)
2007-07-12 09:18:22 · answer #8 · answered by Sir N. Neti 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋