Current Events > Do you know what the word pilpul means?

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Sunhawk 06/30/21 1:17:25 PM #1:	I had never encountered this word until today. Also, do you think of it as a positive or negative thing? --- It has been 0 days since something interesting happened. Thrill me, chill me, fulfil me. <cite>Sunhawk posted [p:955601772] in Do you kno... [t:79541530]...</cite> <quote>I had never encountered this word until today. Also, do you think of it as a positive or negative thing? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ardbert 06/30/21 1:18:22 PM #2:	I dont know what it means, but I'm going to say negative since it makes me think of "pitiful" :v --- https://imgur.com/CyageIh <cite>Ardbert posted [p:955601800] in Do you kno... [t:79541530]...</cite> <quote>I dont know what it means, but I'm going to say negative since it makes me think of "pitiful" :v </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WrkHrdPlayHrdr 06/30/21 1:19:52 PM #3:	*Pilpul* (Hebrew: , loosely meaning 'sharp analysis'; from (pilpel) 'pepper') is a method of studying the Talmud through intense textual analysis in attempts to either explain conceptual differences between various halakhic rulings or to reconcile any apparent contradictions presented from various readings of different texts.[1] The word pilpul has entered English as a colloquialism used by some to indicate extreme disputation or casuistic hairsplitting. --- "No. I'm a man so theyll get me a full size McDouble." - DuncanWii https://imgur.com/cSxy3Od <cite>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted [p:955601850] in Do you kno... [t:79541530]...</cite> <quote>Pilpul (Hebrew: , loosely meaning 'sharp analysis'; from (pilpel) 'pepper') is a method of studying the Talmud through intense textual analysis in attempts to either explain conceptual differences between various halakhic rulings or to reconcile any apparent contradictions presented from various readings of different texts.[1] The word pilpul has entered English as a colloquialism used by some to indicate extreme disputation or casuistic hairsplitting. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shablagoo 06/30/21 1:20:03 PM #4:	My bad if Im way off-base but IIRC it has something to do with studying the Talmud. --- "If you wanna grow your business you need to exploit more." ~Austin_Era_II "Out of those two? Racist for me... easily." ~Vicious_Dios <cite>Shablagoo posted [p:955601854] in Do you kno... [t:79541530]...</cite> <quote>My bad if Im way off-base but IIRC it has something to do with studying the Talmud. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
R1masher 06/30/21 1:23:47 PM #5:	Its an internet arguing meme word like gaslighting or straw man or objectively --- R1R1R1R1R1R1 <cite>R1masher posted [p:955601999] in Do you kno... [t:79541530]...</cite> <quote>Its an internet arguing meme word like gaslighting or straw man or objectively </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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