# Things that we can't "know" directly

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-we-cant-know-directly/44447>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [December 7, 2000, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-we-cant-know-directly/44447 "2000-12-07T06:57:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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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:** [April 5, 2001, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-we-cant-know-directly/44447/161 "2001-04-05T13:36:01Z")

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I’d hate to say this, old friend, but I think you’ve lived out your span.

😃  
Thanks for the thorough explanations, everyone.

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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:** [April 5, 2001, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-we-cant-know-directly/44447/162 "2001-04-05T13:37:31Z")

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I’d hate to say this, old friend, but I think you’ve lived out your span.

😃  
Thanks for the thorough explanations, everyone.

Sorry if this posts twice, but I forgot to mention… I had used the “Make a printable version!” thing here, and this thread totalled 120 pages. Wow!

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**Author:** ![Spiritus\_Mundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Spiritus\_Mundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiritus_Mundi)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-we-cant-know-directly/44447/163 "2001-04-05T15:00:28Z")

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Oooops. Guess not.

[sub]scurries back to his jar before anyone notices.[/sub]

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**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-we-cant-know-directly/44447/164 "2001-04-05T15:27:32Z")

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In that case it just remains to say: Cheers guys - and handshakes all round.

::nods head::

pan

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