Wednesday, March 23, 2011

The Ontological Response to Toilet Seat Position

In this post I will prove through a series of pros why the best position for the toilet seat is all the way up.

1. When the toilet seat is all the way down, the toilet bowl becomes entirely inaccessible without the touching of the toilet. (P)
2. When the toilet seat is touched, the hands that touch the seat ought to be washed. (P)
3. The uses of the toilet when one seat is down (seat down, but cover up), are all uses in which the user will have need of washing their hands (P)
4. When the toilet seat is entirely up, all the uses that require the toilet seat to be touched are uses in which the user has need of washing their hands. (P)
5. When the toilet seat is entirely up, the only use in which the toilet seat need not be touched is the use that does not necessitate the washing of the hands. (p)
6. The toilet seat being all the way down requires the washing of the hands (1, 2)
7. The toilet seat being one down requires the washing of the hands (2, 3)
8. The toilet seat being all the way up does not always require the washing of the hands (2, 5)
9. The washing of the hands requires the use of more water (P)
10. The washing of the hands takes up time (P)
11. Money and time are valuable (P)
12. Putting the seat all the way up saves money and time (8, 9, 10, 11)


I don't feel like doing more, because it has been forever since my limited exposure to philosophy, as you can see by the inefficient, and somewhat inconclusive pros. However, you can see my way of thinking that the best position for the toilet seat is up.

4 comments:

  1. Psh..you still should wash your hands!

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  2. Is this a section for the paper you're working on?

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  3. You for got one major part to this whole argument...person using the toilet must be male, women always use their hands for something. If a woman is involved, the toilet seat should always be down - always. It's a matter of respect, service, chivalry and winning her heart and those things always take precedence over time and money! =)

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  4. Hehehe. This proof is valid... but it has nothing to do with ontology lol. And I don't know if it is sound.

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