"If we are in the middle of 'nowhere', then technically; aren't we half way to 'somewhere'?"
Does this make sense? I would like to believe so.
2007-11-08 13:27:34 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
No, because nowhere doesn't exist, if you were there, then it wouldn't be nowhere it would be somewhere. Which means you would be in the middle of somewhere.
2007-11-08 13:38:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it doesn't make sense. "The middle of nowhere" is an expression that indicates being far away from a city or any other geographical place that you would use as a point of reference. "The middle of nowhere", as commonly used, really is somewhere. It's just not a place to which people go normally.
The statement can't really make sense unless "somewhere" and "the middle of nowhere" mean something. You can be in the desert in Arizona ("the middle of nowhere") and be half-way to, for example, Phoenix. On its own, though, the statement has no real meaning.
2007-11-08 21:34:40 · answer #2 · answered by kcchaplain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever been in the middle of Nowhere?
You may be half way between somewhere and something, but it's still a very long way.
2007-11-08 21:32:46 · answer #3 · answered by Dan H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we're in the middle of nowhere then we ARE in the middle of nowhere, us being halfway to somewhere depends on where this nowhere is. The "middle" may not actually be the real middle.
2007-11-08 21:31:46 · answer #4 · answered by deadmanwalking 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can be in the middle of nowhere and be content to stay there; therefore you're not "halfway to somewhere." However, if you're in the middle of nowhere and are on the move, then you could very well be "halfway to somewhere."
2007-11-08 21:50:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes you are, but where somewhere? LOL nice one though. I agree you must see the glass half full all the time.
2007-11-08 21:44:46 · answer #6 · answered by Shh! Be vewy, vewy quiet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It makes sense...the cool part is picturing it...people who live in the wilds of SW Texas live it everyday!
2007-11-08 21:37:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say we're in the middle of everywhere.
......all points in Infinity can be taken as Its centre.
2007-11-09 09:40:42 · answer #8 · answered by shades of Bruno 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Since you have no idea where you are at that point how can you possibly know you are half way there.
2007-11-09 00:14:43 · answer #9 · answered by Uncle Remus 54 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you're an optimist.
2007-11-08 21:31:38 · answer #10 · answered by angry 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋