I was in Anthropology of Religion and I overheard that our society is indoctrinated with the understanding of threes. When we issue out ideas, if they fall in a series it is our Gaelic heritage which propels us to forumlate them in three. I had recognized this pattern, but had assumed it was an internal reaction to destroy false dichotomies. Instead of recognizing the duality of the world, we posit the triality (sp? hell is it even a word?) of the world. The third part is always a point in the center of the two opposing viewpoints.<\/p>\n
Three main points in a paper?<\/p>\n
Three musketeers? (hehe)<\/p>\n
i’m getting silly now, but honestly evaluate your own listing abilities and decide whether or not your gaelic. The Celts believe three was a magic number, perhaps we do also.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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