(printed by fortune in one of my terminal windows today) Q: How many existentialists does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: Two. One to screw it in and one to observe how the light bulb itself symbolizes a single incandescent beacon of subjective reality in a netherworld of endless absurdity reaching out [...]
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Pascal’s Wager Revisited
I got the following in my work email this morning: I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn’t, than live my life as if there isn’t, and die to find out there is. You are my 8 in 8 seconds. I am not breaking [...]
Metaphysical shell script output
XXXXXXXX.sh: Shell script existing successfully I suppose we’d never see this message if this shell script wasn’t existing successfully.
Hmmmm
(printed by fortune in one of my terminal windows today) A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider godfearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods [...]
Philosophy
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The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D’oh! of Homer – William Irwin, Mark T. Conard, Aeon J. Skoble |
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The Trial of Socrates – I.F. Stone |
One of Life’s Unanswered Questions
Why is there a PRE KLEANO, but not a POST KLEANO?
