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At an animal show, a farmer proudly announces that he has in possession the “most pure white” sheep ever in the whole country.
An observer points out that his sheep is in deed not pure white because it has many black patches on its body.
The farmer argues: “But it is the most healthy sheep!”
The observer says: “We are not talking about healthy, we are talking about pure white”
Farmer: “But it is the most handsome sheep!”
Observer: “We are not talking about handsome, we are talking about pure white”
Farmer: “OK. It is white here, and here, and here”, pointing to various white areas on the sheep.
Observer: “But it’s black here. and here. and here”, pointing the other areas which are clearly black.
Farmer: “But these white areas are more important. We should concentrate on these beautiful white areas. We shouldn’t look at those … uhm… non-white areas. Yeah, they are not black. They are only non-white. They don’t count. The sheep shouldn’t be judged by those non-white areas.”
Observer: “All I want to say is your sheep is not pure white as you said. Your sheep is just a normal sheep like any other sheep that are here today or those have been in the past shows”
Farmer: “Whatever you say, I believe that my sheep is the purest white sheep ever in the whole country”.
Observer: “I cannot share that belief with you. I cannot vote for it”.
Observer: “I cannot share that belief with you. I cannot vote for it”.
Farmer (angry): “You petty and intolerant non-believer!!”
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