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ob·sti·nate
/ˈɒb
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-/ Show Spelled[dawg-mat-ik, dog-] Show IPA
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
/ɪˈræʃ
ə
nl/ Show Spelled[ih-rash-uh-nl] Show IPA
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?
/ˈɒb
Show Spelled[ob-stuh-nit] Show IPA 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
Show Spelled[dawg-mat-ik, dog-] Show IPA 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
/ɪˈræʃ
Show Spelled[ih-rash-uh-nl] Show IPA 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?
