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lars@lemmy.sdf.org to Nominative Determinism@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year ago

Big if true; better than all the dentists named Dennis

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Big if true; better than all the dentists named Dennis

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lars@lemmy.sdf.org to Nominative Determinism@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year ago
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2997684

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    You know who else doesn’t belong in nominative determinism? Jesus Christ, Whose name, of course, roughly translates to “oily Josh”.

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      That’s because “Christ” is a title. Not his name. Hence, “Jesus of Nazareth”.

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        Jesus Christ? I don’t know Him.

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          Judas would approve

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Nominative determinism is the hypothesis that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their names. The term was first used in the magazine New Scientist in 1994, after the magazine’s humorous “Feedback” column noted several studies carried out by researchers with remarkably fitting surnames. These included a book on polar explorations by Daniel Snowman and an article on urology by researchers named Splatt and Weedon. These and other examples led to light-hearted speculation that some sort of psychological effect was at work.

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