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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | When faced with the question "Will you marry me?", [[Cueball]] approaches the {{w|Hypothesis|question}} in an {{w|empirical}} way. The word empirical denotes information gained by means of direct observation or experiments. In this comic, Cueball completes the "Will you marry me?" experiment, by actually getting married (as opposed to deciding on the spot or taking time to think) and the results are "yes". | + | When faced with the question "Will you marry me?", [[Cueball]] approaches the ({{w|Hypothesis|question}}) in an {{w|empirical}} way. The word empirical denotes information gained by means of direct observation or experiments. In this comic, Cueball completes the "Will you marry me?" experiment, by actually getting married (as opposed to deciding on the spot or taking time to think) and the results are "yes". |
− | The word "will" | + | The word "will" when asking for marriage is somewhat incorrect. That is why [[Cueball]] cannot answer this question since he cannot know the future. A more appropriate question would be "Do you want to marry me?". |
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