ob·sti·nate
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stə
nɪt/
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adjective 1.
firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not
yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
2.
characterized by inflexible persistence or an unyielding attitude;
inflexibly persisted in or carried out: obstinate advocacy
of high tariffs.
3. not easily
controlled or overcome:
the obstinate growth of
weeds.
4. not
yielding readily to
treatment, as a
disease.
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dog·mat·ic
/dɔgˈmæt
ɪk, dɒg-/
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adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or of the
nature of a
dogma or
dogmas; doctrinal.
2.
asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner;
opinionated.
ir·ra·tion·al
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ə
nl/
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adjective 1. without the faculty of
reason; deprived of reason.
2. without or deprived of normal mental clarity or
sound judgment.
3. not in accordance with reason; utterly illogical: irrational arguments.
4.
not endowed with the faculty of reason: irrational animals.
5.
Mathematics . a. (of
a number) not capable of being expressed exactly as a ratio
of two
integers.
b. (of a
function) not capable of being expressed exactly
as a ratio of two
polynomials.
Can you think of anyone associated with Iowa football who resembles the above?
Are the lot of you, us, including me, whatever, ALLOWED uncritically to continue trying to pound round pegs into square holes as opposed merely to adapting to changes in circumstance? Or are you expected to LEARN from expereinces and apply evidence of adaptation to problems?
Why should anyone with more responsibility be ALLOWED irrationally to ignore changing circumstances? Is pretending that reality is something other than what it actually is conducive to success?
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