On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 6:50 AM, Betsemes
<betsemes@gmail.com> wrote:
Of any concept I can think of, the concept of a standard to make a
distinction between fast and slow comes to my mind; so I've been
wondering whether or not I'm missing something about fast/slow
concepts or whether or not the concept of a standard is relevant to
these terms. Was human evolution fast or slow? Is the flight of a
peregrin falcon fast or slow? Is a car riding through a school zone
fast or slow? What if it's riding at 35mph through a school zone? What
if it's riding at 35mph on a highway?
It seems pretty straightforward to me. For a standard you can say "compared to X", "in situation Y".
E.g., human evolution is fast compared to geological evolution or slow compared to social evolution.
Peregrin falcons are fast compared to most birds.
A car going through a school zone is slow compared to normal road traffic, but fast compared to foot traffic.
35 mph is (too) fast in a school zone or residential area, but slow compared to normal highway speeds.
stevo
mu'o mi'e betsemes
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