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[–] SebaDC@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 1 year ago

I'm a simple man. I see a relative of A'Tuin, I upvote.

[–] A_A@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"in philosophy" :

(...) expression "turtles all the way down" to indicate an explanatory failure based on an explanation that needs a potentially infinite series of additional explanations (...)

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

I love this image from Wikipedia for the article on the phrase.

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

See the TURTLE of Enormous Girth, On his shell he holds the Earth...

From the Dark Tower novels if someone wonders. Also sort of It too. Stephen King, just in case, sure many didn't want to Google.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Yes great book series. Funny because been reading the Disc world books by Terry Pratchett.

[–] froggycar360@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 year ago

They don’t want you to know the truth

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

it's turtles all the way down

https://youtu.be/67FpatjHdxo