What Are Grue and Bleen and Why Do They Matter?

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The discussion revolves around the concepts of "grue" and "bleen," exploring their philosophical implications and relevance in language and science. Participants engage with these terms in a playful manner while touching on serious philosophical questions related to signification and interpretation.

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  • One participant claims that "bleen" is the integer between 6 and 7 and connects it to "grue," suggesting their philosophical implications are significant, particularly in relation to the Kripkenstein interpretation.
  • Another participant humorously suggests that "grue" and "bleen" are new colors popularized by a home and garden channel.
  • A participant makes a playful comment about turning forty-bleen on "grueday," indicating a lighthearted engagement with the terms.
  • Another humorous contribution suggests mixing "grue" and "bleen" results in "aquagableen," showcasing a playful take on the concepts.
  • A later post reiterates the claim about "bleen" being the integer between 6 and 7, while also asserting that the number π is "blue" and e is "yellow," indicating a personal interpretation of colors associated with numbers.

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Participants do not reach a consensus on the meanings or implications of "grue" and "bleen." The discussion includes both serious philosophical considerations and lighthearted banter, indicating a mix of perspectives without resolution.

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The discussion includes playful interpretations and personal associations with the terms, which may not align with established philosophical discourse. There is a lack of clarity on the definitions and implications of "grue" and "bleen," as well as their relevance to broader philosophical questions.

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Readers interested in philosophy of language, color theory, and playful explorations of abstract concepts may find this discussion engaging.

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So I learned today that Bleen is the integer number between 6 and 7. You might be a little upset about this. However, bleen can still be useful to you, since it is also related to Grue[/color], a very convenient term not to distinguishing blue from green in language[/color]. The philosophical implications of the mere existence of concepts such as bleen and grue have far reaching consequences, inlighted in the Kripkenstein[/color] interpretation, and pertaining to questions such as "How does signification come to being ?"

The problem is that, poeple such as Wittgenstein who spent so much time on studying those issues, language and the logical way to make sens, are highly unreadable themselves. What an irony. So instead, one would be better off reading Wittgenstein's biography, which is much more useful to tell funny anecdotes in public.

To come back to Grue and bleen[/color], they are taken very seriously by the top Superstring/M-theory scientists in the best universities. Depending on which basis you project our your ket in the Hilbert space, you might end up with an additional day for the week end ! Finally fundamental science bringing something in your every day life :smile:


N.B.: this is not a hoax
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I though grue and bleen were the new colors that had become popular on the home and garden channel.:-p
 
I'll be forty-bleen next grueday
 
mix grue and bleen and you get aquagableen, ok that kill't it.
 
humanino said:
So I learned today that Bleen is the integer number between 6 and 7. You might be a little upset about this.


No,not at all.
For instance,I *know* that number \pi must be of Blue color,and e is a Yellow fellow.