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What is the word for a scenario in which all choices lead to the same outcome
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The phrase "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" refers to a situation in which no matter which action you take, you get a negative result, but they are not necessarily the same outcome.
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The phrase "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" refers to a situation in which no matter which action you take, you get a negative result, but they are not necessarily the same outcome.
– Freddie R
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The phrase "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" refers to a situation in which no matter which action you take, you get a negative result, but they are not necessarily the same outcome.
– Freddie R
57 mins ago
The phrase "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" refers to a situation in which no matter which action you take, you get a negative result, but they are not necessarily the same outcome.
– Freddie R
57 mins ago
The phrase "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" refers to a situation in which no matter which action you take, you get a negative result, but they are not necessarily the same outcome.
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Not a single word but a common saying is:
all roads lead to Rome:
said to mean that all the methods of doing something will achieve the same result in the end.
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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It might be a Catch-22.
There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane, he had to fly them. If he flew them, he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to, he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle.
(Heller's Catch-22)
It’s used in situations where there appears to be a choice but because of rules and regulations, there isn’t actually a choice, therefore all outcomes are identical regardless of any choices made.
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"Hobson's choice" may be appropriate, ie. the outcome is utterly inevitable despite the illusion of choice, the allusion being to one Thomas Hobson who had a (ie. just one) horse for sale, in spite of the appearance that he gave to his customers of having more than 40: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobson%27s_choice
As to if one word exists to fulfill the requirement, beyond words such as inevitable/inevitability, and phrases such as convergent-evolution, I'm realy not sure anything directly fits. I should say that perhaps doom/doomed is the closest but has rather sinister overtones in modern English. Ordained, predestined, predetermined, others - but still none reference choice in the way the Hobson's choice does. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doom
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Predestination means that the outcome has already been decided, but the dictionaries are rather theological about their definitions.
Macmillan says
the belief that people have no control over events because God or
another force has arranged everything that is going to happen
Oxford says
the belief that people have no control over events because these
things are controlled by God or by fate
Cambridge says
the doctrine that God has ordained all that will happen . . .
So I prefer inevitable — certain to happen. Some examples:
Macmillan has
You must face the inevitable and try to deal with it.
Oxford has
Everybody is always trying to hide children from the horrors of life
when it is inevitable that they will find them out in the near future.
Cambridge has
When you're working such long hours, it's inevitable that your
marriage will start to suffer.
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4 Answers
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Not a single word but a common saying is:
all roads lead to Rome:
said to mean that all the methods of doing something will achieve the same result in the end.
(Cambridge Dictionary)
answered 1 hour ago
user240918
20.8k856133
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up vote
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Not a single word but a common saying is:
all roads lead to Rome:
said to mean that all the methods of doing something will achieve the same result in the end.
(Cambridge Dictionary)
answered 1 hour ago
user240918
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up vote
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up vote
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Not a single word but a common saying is:
all roads lead to Rome:
said to mean that all the methods of doing something will achieve the same result in the end.
(Cambridge Dictionary)
answered 1 hour ago
user240918
20.8k856133
Not a single word but a common saying is:
all roads lead to Rome:
said to mean that all the methods of doing something will achieve the same result in the end.
(Cambridge Dictionary)
answered 1 hour ago
user240918
20.8k856133
answered 1 hour ago
user240918
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answered 1 hour ago
user240918
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answered 1 hour ago
user240918
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20.8k856133
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It might be a Catch-22.
There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane, he had to fly them. If he flew them, he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to, he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle.
(Heller's Catch-22)
It’s used in situations where there appears to be a choice but because of rules and regulations, there isn’t actually a choice, therefore all outcomes are identical regardless of any choices made.
answered 1 hour ago
Pam
2,6561221
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up vote
1
down vote
It might be a Catch-22.
There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane, he had to fly them. If he flew them, he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to, he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle.
(Heller's Catch-22)
It’s used in situations where there appears to be a choice but because of rules and regulations, there isn’t actually a choice, therefore all outcomes are identical regardless of any choices made.
answered 1 hour ago
Pam
2,6561221
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
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up vote
1
down vote
It might be a Catch-22.
There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane, he had to fly them. If he flew them, he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to, he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle.
(Heller's Catch-22)
It’s used in situations where there appears to be a choice but because of rules and regulations, there isn’t actually a choice, therefore all outcomes are identical regardless of any choices made.
answered 1 hour ago
Pam
2,6561221
It might be a Catch-22.
There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane, he had to fly them. If he flew them, he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to, he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle.
(Heller's Catch-22)
It’s used in situations where there appears to be a choice but because of rules and regulations, there isn’t actually a choice, therefore all outcomes are identical regardless of any choices made.
answered 1 hour ago
Pam
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Pam
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Pam
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"Hobson's choice" may be appropriate, ie. the outcome is utterly inevitable despite the illusion of choice, the allusion being to one Thomas Hobson who had a (ie. just one) horse for sale, in spite of the appearance that he gave to his customers of having more than 40: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobson%27s_choice
As to if one word exists to fulfill the requirement, beyond words such as inevitable/inevitability, and phrases such as convergent-evolution, I'm realy not sure anything directly fits. I should say that perhaps doom/doomed is the closest but has rather sinister overtones in modern English. Ordained, predestined, predetermined, others - but still none reference choice in the way the Hobson's choice does. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doom
answered 16 mins ago
Duckisaduckisaduck
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"Hobson's choice" may be appropriate, ie. the outcome is utterly inevitable despite the illusion of choice, the allusion being to one Thomas Hobson who had a (ie. just one) horse for sale, in spite of the appearance that he gave to his customers of having more than 40: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobson%27s_choice
As to if one word exists to fulfill the requirement, beyond words such as inevitable/inevitability, and phrases such as convergent-evolution, I'm realy not sure anything directly fits. I should say that perhaps doom/doomed is the closest but has rather sinister overtones in modern English. Ordained, predestined, predetermined, others - but still none reference choice in the way the Hobson's choice does. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doom
answered 16 mins ago
Duckisaduckisaduck
35717
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up vote
1
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up vote
1
down vote
"Hobson's choice" may be appropriate, ie. the outcome is utterly inevitable despite the illusion of choice, the allusion being to one Thomas Hobson who had a (ie. just one) horse for sale, in spite of the appearance that he gave to his customers of having more than 40: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobson%27s_choice
As to if one word exists to fulfill the requirement, beyond words such as inevitable/inevitability, and phrases such as convergent-evolution, I'm realy not sure anything directly fits. I should say that perhaps doom/doomed is the closest but has rather sinister overtones in modern English. Ordained, predestined, predetermined, others - but still none reference choice in the way the Hobson's choice does. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doom
answered 16 mins ago
Duckisaduckisaduck
35717
"Hobson's choice" may be appropriate, ie. the outcome is utterly inevitable despite the illusion of choice, the allusion being to one Thomas Hobson who had a (ie. just one) horse for sale, in spite of the appearance that he gave to his customers of having more than 40: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobson%27s_choice
As to if one word exists to fulfill the requirement, beyond words such as inevitable/inevitability, and phrases such as convergent-evolution, I'm realy not sure anything directly fits. I should say that perhaps doom/doomed is the closest but has rather sinister overtones in modern English. Ordained, predestined, predetermined, others - but still none reference choice in the way the Hobson's choice does. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doom
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Predestination means that the outcome has already been decided, but the dictionaries are rather theological about their definitions.
Macmillan says
the belief that people have no control over events because God or
another force has arranged everything that is going to happen
Oxford says
the belief that people have no control over events because these
things are controlled by God or by fate
Cambridge says
the doctrine that God has ordained all that will happen . . .
So I prefer inevitable — certain to happen. Some examples:
Macmillan has
You must face the inevitable and try to deal with it.
Oxford has
Everybody is always trying to hide children from the horrors of life
when it is inevitable that they will find them out in the near future.
Cambridge has
When you're working such long hours, it's inevitable that your
marriage will start to suffer.
answered 15 mins ago
Weather Vane
1,558312
add a comment |Â
up vote
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Predestination means that the outcome has already been decided, but the dictionaries are rather theological about their definitions.
Macmillan says
the belief that people have no control over events because God or
another force has arranged everything that is going to happen
Oxford says
the belief that people have no control over events because these
things are controlled by God or by fate
Cambridge says
the doctrine that God has ordained all that will happen . . .
So I prefer inevitable — certain to happen. Some examples:
Macmillan has
You must face the inevitable and try to deal with it.
Oxford has
Everybody is always trying to hide children from the horrors of life
when it is inevitable that they will find them out in the near future.
Cambridge has
When you're working such long hours, it's inevitable that your
marriage will start to suffer.
answered 15 mins ago
Weather Vane
1,558312
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
Predestination means that the outcome has already been decided, but the dictionaries are rather theological about their definitions.
Macmillan says
the belief that people have no control over events because God or
another force has arranged everything that is going to happen
Oxford says
the belief that people have no control over events because these
things are controlled by God or by fate
Cambridge says
the doctrine that God has ordained all that will happen . . .
So I prefer inevitable — certain to happen. Some examples:
Macmillan has
You must face the inevitable and try to deal with it.
Oxford has
Everybody is always trying to hide children from the horrors of life
when it is inevitable that they will find them out in the near future.
Cambridge has
When you're working such long hours, it's inevitable that your
marriage will start to suffer.
answered 15 mins ago
Weather Vane
1,558312
Predestination means that the outcome has already been decided, but the dictionaries are rather theological about their definitions.
Macmillan says
the belief that people have no control over events because God or
another force has arranged everything that is going to happen
Oxford says
the belief that people have no control over events because these
things are controlled by God or by fate
Cambridge says
the doctrine that God has ordained all that will happen . . .
So I prefer inevitable — certain to happen. Some examples:
Macmillan has
You must face the inevitable and try to deal with it.
Oxford has
Everybody is always trying to hide children from the horrors of life
when it is inevitable that they will find them out in the near future.
Cambridge has
When you're working such long hours, it's inevitable that your
marriage will start to suffer.
answered 15 mins ago
Weather Vane
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The phrase "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" refers to a situation in which no matter which action you take, you get a negative result, but they are not necessarily the same outcome.
– Freddie R
57 mins ago