That's like saying Huckleberry Finn doesn't exist. Just because it's made-up doesn't mean it doesn't exist. It exists as a concept which billions of people understand.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

I think it is pretty clear in the context of the joke that they weren't saying the concept doesn't exist they were saying the attributes of the concept doesn't exist.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Counterpoint: how can Huckleberry Finn exist if our eyes aren't real?

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Nothing is real! I'm the only sentient entity in the universe. Now stop arguing with me, me.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Where we're going we won't need eyes to see.

[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The Sun's position on the ecliptic at the vernal equinox is not a "concept", it's a physical reality, recognised by the International Astronomical Union.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And the astrology signs exist as a concept as recognized by thousands of years of human history dating back to Babylonia 2 BCE. Yes we understand that they're likely completely bogus, but that doesn't mean that they don't exist.

[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml -2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

This thread is so dumb. The signs, and the Sun's progression through them, are as real as anything else in the sky.

[–] Danitos@reddthat.com 0 points 9 months ago

Disagree on the semantics. Physical realities are concepts as well. "Energy", despite being an extremely useful physical measurement, is an abstract concept. "Physical realities" and "concepts" are not mutually exclusive nor antonymous words.

In this case, the Aries/vernal point is a concept used to define coordinate systems using physical measures from Earth.

[–] words_number@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago

You are technically correct (the best kind of correct), but the meme is funny anyway.