News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Does the human lifespan have a limit?. Parent comment

Re:Does the human lifespan have a limit? by okl on Saturday February 12, 2022 @03:14PM (#30315948)
> Maybe that 6 days is a metaphor.

If it is up to the reader to decide which is and which isn't a metaphor that should not be taken literally, than the text is no better than the reader's capability to distinguish metaphors from facts to be taken literally, is it?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Does the human lifespan have a limit? by swayvil on Saturday February 12, 2022 @03:19PM (#30315986)
Well, yes.

It's a failure of the medium. It requires an expert to interpret properly.

And most of us aren't that. And some of those in charge of translation and interpretation aren't that either.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Does the human lifespan have a limit? by oblak on Sunday February 13, 2022 @11:58AM (#30323177)
Hah. I wonder what of experts you have in mind
[ Parent | on HN ]