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X. K. C. D. at 01:34, 4 May 2022

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172.70.162.155: /* Explanation */ Good catch but, if I may, let's use the style of possessive that looks like it is spoken. (He's not a biblical figure, which seems to be the most embedded exception of this kind to the standard rule).

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‎Explanation: Good catch but, if I may, let's use the style of possessive that looks like it is spoken. (He's not a biblical figure, which seems to be the most embedded exception of this kind to the standard rule).

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 ==Explanation==
-This comic takes a famous{{citation needed}} quote {{w|wikiquote:World War III |attributed}} to {{w|Albert Einstein}}, and expands upon it to absurd levels. The original quote is: "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." The basic premise of this quote is that World War III would be so devastating to the world that all humanity's progress would be wiped out and we would return to the technological level of the Stone Age.
+This comic takes a famous quote {{w|wikiquote:World War III |attributed}} to {{w|Albert Einstein}}, and expands upon it to absurd levels. The original quote is: "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." The basic premise of this quote is that World War III would be so devastating to the world that all humanity's progress would be wiped out and we would return to the technological level of the Stone Age.
 The original quote is meant to be taken with a poetic license, with "sticks and stones" taken as a metaphor. Any literal interpretation reveals the quote to be faulty - a world war implies battles occurring through the world, on multiple continents, as part of a single war. Such a war can only occur in the presence of advanced communication networks, and advanced political/diplomatic structures; both of which would also imply weaponry far more sophisticated than sticks and stones. This comic pokes further fun at the literal interpretation of the quote, by appending to it other "literal statements" of a similarly ridiculous nature.

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 ==Explanation==
-This comic takes a famous quote {{w|wikiquote:World War III |attributed}} to {{w|Albert Einstein}}, and expands upon it to absurd levels. The original quote is: "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." The basic premise of this quote is that World War III would be so devastating to the world that all humanity's progress would be wiped out and we would return to the technological level of the Stone Age.
+This comic takes a famous{{citation needed}} quote {{w|wikiquote:World War III |attributed}} to {{w|Albert Einstein}}, and expands upon it to absurd levels. The original quote is: "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." The basic premise of this quote is that World War III would be so devastating to the world that all humanity's progress would be wiped out and we would return to the technological level of the Stone Age.
 The original quote is meant to be taken with a poetic license, with "sticks and stones" taken as a metaphor. Any literal interpretation reveals the quote to be faulty - a world war implies battles occurring through the world, on multiple continents, as part of a single war. Such a war can only occur in the presence of advanced communication networks, and advanced political/diplomatic structures; both of which would also imply weaponry far more sophisticated than sticks and stones. This comic pokes further fun at the literal interpretation of the quote, by appending to it other "literal statements" of a similarly ridiculous nature.

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 *VII: {{w|Blowgun}}s. A blowgun is a small tube loaded with a small dart or other projectile, fired by blowing into one end. Once again, the world has been devastated, and returned to a simpler technology.
 *VIII-XI: Skipped over.
-*XII: The same weapons as III, but in underground tunnels. This is a parody of saying that X is basically Y 'but in space/underwater/etc', and, if the quote's well-known meaning is accepted, this has terrifying implications for the state of the world. It could also be a reference to HG Wells' {{w|The Time Machine}} where the {{w|Morlock}}s are the master race of the future living in underground caves. Also the fact that he did not know which weapons were used in III makes it weird that he knows the same weapons will be used again later. He may be referencing the famous quote by {{w|wikiquote:George_Santayana|George Santayana}}: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."  In which case, he is implying that by this time III is forgotten.
+*XII: The same weapons as III, but in underground tunnels. This is a parody of saying that X is basically Y 'but in space/underwater/etc', and, if the quote's well-known meaning is accepted, this has terrifying implications for the state of the world. It could also be a reference to HG Wells's {{w|The Time Machine}} where the {{w|Morlock}}s are the master race of the future living in underground caves. Also the fact that he did not know which weapons were used in III makes it weird that he knows the same weapons will be used again later. He may be referencing the famous quote by {{w|wikiquote:George_Santayana|George Santayana}}: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."  In which case, he is implying that by this time III is forgotten.
 *XIII is completely unmentioned. This could be an error, but it makes some sense, considering that 13 is a number considered unlucky in many Western cultures and is sometimes skipped. For example, many tall buildings don't have a floor numbered 13, skipping straight from 12 to 14.
 *Before Einstein can discuss World War XIV, the audience of his quote seems to be going away. Einstein claims to have 'a whole list', suggesting that he may know a lot about the future wars to come more so than he has already suggested.

1687: World War III+ - Revision history

162.158.146.235 at 22:28, 20 September 2024

172.70.91.152: Undo revision 311754 by 172.71.178.137 (talk) Really? Do you mean a *real* Citation Needed?

172.71.178.137 at 20:51, 27 April 2023

Jacky720: rv

Ex Kay Cee Dee at 20:21, 4 May 2022

172.70.206.163: Undo revision 241231 by Ex Kay Cee Dee (talk)

Ex Kay Cee Dee at 17:28, 4 May 2022

Davidy22: Reverted edits by X. K. C. D. (talk) to last revision by 172.70.162.155

X. K. C. D. at 01:34, 4 May 2022

172.70.162.155: /* Explanation */ Good catch but, if I may, let's use the style of possessive that looks like it is spoken. (He's not a biblical figure, which seems to be the most embedded exception of this kind to the standard rule).

172.70.91.152: Undo revision 311754 by 172.71.178.137 (talk) Really? Do you mean a real Citation Needed?