Deepity
Deepity is a term that was popularized by philosopher Dan Dennet in 2009, although it was coined by the teenage daughter of one of his friends. It refers to a statement that seems profound, but is actually saying something trivial on one level, and meaningless or false on another level.
To the extent that a deepity is true, it is trivial and to the extent that it is profound, it is false. Deepities can deceive when the truthy feeling produced by the trivial interpretation rubs off onto the false interpretation.
Example
Love is just a word.
On a literal level, the statement is true: the word love is a word. But on a deeper metaphorical level, the statement seems to be saying that love is trivial or simple and this is false.
Famous Examples
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There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America.
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So many things happen for every event, and if you try to manipulate it, it means you are struggling against the whole universe, and that’s just silly.
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Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along.
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The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
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There is no 'I' in team.
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Good without God becomes 0.
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Age is just a number.
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Everything is connected.
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Love is a four letter word.
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Beauty is only skin deep.
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The universe is in all of us.
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You learn about nothing from philosophy.
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The Theory of Evolution is only a theory.
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What comes out of you when you are squeezed is what is inside of you.
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