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A lexigraph of “uproar” (46 entries):

uproar (n.) : an event that disturbs a pre-existing order; ranging from trivial misunderstandings to devastating violence; accompanied by sound. 1520s, German/Dutch: “to stir up.” Middle English, roar: “…a loud, continued sound.” Typically negative, but sometimes turns to humor from de-escalations and clarifica

These are called the guardians of Truth, and their names are Paradox and Confusion.

Steve Hagen • Buddhism Is Not What You Think: Finding Freedom Beyond Beliefs

quandry — a situation where the decision to make is unclear or perplexing.
scruple — a feeling of hesitation in a morally ambiguous situation.

Introducing Perplexity Deep Research

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“Learning to live with ambiguity is learning to live with how life really is, full of complexities and strange surprises..:”
― James Hollis, What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life

Philosophy begins in wonder, and the art of it is to keep this wonder with you. Many questions are worth asking, re-asking, revisiting, rethinking. One must seek Knowledge, but be a little wary of finding it. Perhaps excessive, but one could say the idea of possessing knowledge represents a kind of complacency. This is what Socrates meant: Once you... See more

Simon Sarris • Long Distance Thinking

Embracing Paradox

Exploring the balance between opposing principles in investment, such as trust versus skepticism, patience versus urgency, and transparency versus confidentiality, emphasizing the importance of harmony in decision-making.

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Thesaurus runs:

absurdity: paradox, inanity, folly, ludicrousness, comicality, koan, double think, bathos, travesty, ridicule, doubletalk, twaddle, fustian, galimatias, poppycock, crock, bushwah, flummadiddle, blarney, blather, jive, piffle, dada, preposterous, fatuous, cockamime.
disorder: derangement, disquiet, discord, disarray, jumble, dishevel