How Many Awareness Days Are There?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the concept of awareness days, with participants sharing various awareness days they know of, expressing humor, and debating the significance of certain days. The scope includes light-hearted commentary, personal anecdotes, and some philosophical musings related to awareness.

Discussion Character

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants share lists of awareness days, including specific examples like Penguin Day and Caffeine Awareness Month.
  • There is humor regarding the existence of "awareness awareness day" and its variations, with some participants expressing confusion about its meaning.
  • One participant critiques a website for including Pi Day but not Tau Day, indicating a preference for certain mathematical observances.
  • Philosophical discussions arise about the nature of awareness and the usefulness of creating theories about awareness, with some participants joking about the implications of such theories.
  • Participants express a sense of irony regarding the lack of an Apathy Awareness Day and discuss the absurdity of certain awareness days.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share a humorous and light-hearted tone, but there are competing views on the significance and validity of various awareness days, as well as differing opinions on the philosophical implications of awareness itself. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the value and categorization of these days.

Contextual Notes

Some statements reflect personal opinions and humor rather than established facts about awareness days. The discussion includes playful banter and speculative ideas that are not grounded in empirical evidence.

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I wasn't aware this is awareness awareness day. Thank you for making me aware of awareness awareness day!
 
Forget that site. They have pi day, but not tau day. *grumpy face*
 
Ms Music said:
I wasn't aware this is awareness awareness day.

That's becauise you missed awareness awareness awareness day.
 
April 25th is Penguin Day! Why does Peng get his own day?
 
Oh! February 22 was World Thinking Day and I missed it.
 
I can't see the site. I guess my IP isn't aware of it.
 
*wonders when is Willful Ignorance Day*
 
Is awareness awareness day coupled to awareness awareness day?
 
  • #10
WannabeNewton said:
Is awareness awareness day coupled to awareness awareness day?

@_@ Something has got to be wrong ...I actually differentiated between the two
 
  • #11
HeLiXe said:
@_@ Something has got to be wrong ...I actually differentiated between the two
Give me a few years and I'll try to come up with a non - linear theory of awareness of awareness.
 
  • #12
lisab said:
*wonders when is Willful Ignorance Day*

:frown:

Just ran into an old acquaintance who claimed he'd just been released from jail.

4 years... :frown:

I asked; "Oh my god! 4 years! That's like being a 16 year old! So much spare time! What books did you read?!"

He said :frown: ;"I've never read a book. But I did pace a lot"

:frown:

Which of course, makes me aware of the fact that my non-incarcerated acquaintances who've inherited incredible amounts of $$$ and have been about as productive as the crackhead above keep pointing and laughing at me for being such a loser.

hmmm...

Perhaps Rumi was right about the turtle and scorpion...
 
  • #13
WannabeNewton said:
Give me a few years and I'll try to come up with a non - linear theory of awareness of awareness.

AFAIK the nonlinearity is measured in Dilberts.
 
  • #14
Why not just be philosophically correct and call it what it is, Meta-awareness day...

Oops, I forgot, this is not a philosophically correct site. Sorry, my mistake...:redface:
 
  • #15
DiracPool said:
Oops, I forgot, this is not a philosophically correct site. Sorry, my mistake...:redface:

Indeed, we're not. We actually care about useful things!
 
  • #16
micromass said:
Indeed, we're not. We actually care about useful things!
What?! You're telling me that making up random unfalsifiable theories about totally non - empirical garbage is not useful? How dare you sir! I said how dare you!
 
  • #17
WannabeNewton said:
What?! You're telling me that making up random unfalsifiable theories about totally non - empirical garbage is not useful? How dare you sir! I said how dare you!



I don't think Aristotle is amused Newton...
 

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Borg said:
It looks like nobody cared enough to create an Apathy Awareness Day though.

We could try pessimism, but that never works.
 
  • #20
DiracPool said:
I don't think Aristotle is amused Newton...

If we recall that Aristotle set back science and logic for centuries (at least until the actual Newton came along), then I don't think that this is a bad thing.
 
  • #21
Wow! I like March.

It's Black Hole Awareness Month. It's also Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

It's Irish American History Month. It's also Help Fight Liver Disease Month.

It's Moustache Month, so quit shaving, guys!

Best of all, it's Caffeine Awareness Month. We get to drink lots of coffee!
 
  • #22
BobG said:
Wow! I like March.

It's Black Hole Awareness Month. It's also Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

It's Irish American History Month. It's also Help Fight Liver Disease Month.

It's Moustache Month, so quit shaving, guys!

Best of all, it's Caffeine Awareness Month. We get to drink lots of coffee!
>_> wow
 
  • #23
WannabeNewton said:
You're telling me that making up random unfalsifiable theories about totally non - empirical garbage is not useful?
This is a borderline anti-crackpot statement.
 
  • #25
Evo said:
April 25th is Penguin Day!

Gosh, I didn't know that!Edit. But now you drew my attention to it, what has happened to my avatar? Is someone trying to tell me something?
 

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