on certainty 444

444. "The train leaves at two o'clock. Check it once more to make certain" or "The train leaves at two o'clock. I have just looked it up in a new time-table." One may also add "I am reliable in such matters". The usefulness of such additions is obvious.

‘check it once more to be certain’

checking it once more does not result in certainty –

all checking does is repeat the original action

you can repeat the action again and again –

you never leave uncertainty

‘I have just looked it up in a new timetable’ –

or ‘I am reliable in such matters’ –

these are rhetorical statements –

they guarantee nothing –

they are useful –

only if you have a use for –

deception and pretension

© greg t. charlton. 2010.