# So let's talk about the \*a priori\*

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-lets-talk-about-the-a-priori/126134>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 29, 2002, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-lets-talk-about-the-a-priori/126134 "2002-08-29T18:18:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2002, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-lets-talk-about-the-a-priori/126134/21 "2002-09-03T01:07:30Z")

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> But I still don’t think it’s a true statement, because everytime I check, A = A. I’ve never found A not to = A, and I can’t think of any case where it wouldn’t.

My friend: welcome to the world of knowledge acquisition through incomplete induction. Here, have a beer, I’ve been saving some for you. 🙂

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**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2002, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-lets-talk-about-the-a-priori/126134/22 "2002-09-03T01:17:13Z")

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Mmm. Beer good.

😃

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**Author:** ![Justhink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/edb3f5/32.png) [@Justhink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justhink)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2002, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-lets-talk-about-the-a-priori/126134/23 "2002-09-03T09:45:11Z")

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See! By dividing ourselves further from truth, bonding has occured =)

“”"“But I still don’t think it’s a true statement, because everytime I check, A = A.”""""

This… is a sensory equality.  
Vision: Equal  
Tactile: (wait, let me wash the computer screen) … Equal  
Auditory: Equal (beyond sensory acuity)  
Scent: Equal (beyond sensory acuity)  
Taste: Equal (beyond senory acuity)

Let’s see… that gives us a sensory equality! Hmmm… now where’s that microscope at?

-Justhink

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