A good fuckin story

[RageBeoulve]

*The scene beings with Socrates crying out in frustration*

Socrates: "DAMN brah. No matter how hard I think, I still can't come up with who the wisest man in Athens is. Maybe I better ask the oracle."

*Socrates bangs a couple of coconuts together and rushes to the oracle*

Socrates: "Hey, Oracle of Delphizzle! Who is the wisest man in Athens?"

Oracle of Delphi: "Well, what do you know?"

Socrates: "Nothing really. I'm kind of a dumbass."

Oracle of Delphi: "Congratulations, you are now the wisest man in all of Athens."

Socrates: "U wot meight?"

Oracle of Delphi: "Dude shutup, i'm trying to figure out how to create a flexible material out of plant fibers, of which I can create a vessel to deposit human feces and light aflame before rapping upon the entryway of dwellings and observe their reaction from a place they cannot see."

Socrates: "Mah nigga. "


THE END

[ZEGH8578]

Not sure if drunk ranting, or spot-fucking-on avant-guarde-ish poetic satire of political belief systems throughout human history

Could just as well have been the real story back then tho

Reminds me of the only classes I had where Greek philosophers were discussed. I kept thinking "okay, I get that these people were AMONGST the earlyest hard-thinkers of the western world, but that can be summed up in a sentence, no need to dedicate a whole goddamn year to it (I dropped out well before that) - but most importantly - THEY'RE WRONG!"

Wtf, half the shit those greeks talked about is fucking gibberish! Like "An IDEA!" yeah, kaaay? "AN IDEA! OF AN IDEA!!!" Holy shit dude, what are you 14? You had your first toke of weed, is that it? "Nono - hear me out: An idea - which is a manifestation - of the idea - OF AN IDEA!!!"

That does it
*slap*

[RageBeoulve]

Yeah they were pretty artsy fartsy about science. But hey, they had just god done unmonkeying.

[ZEGH8578]

Yes, I realize the historical significance of it and all, but my GOD those classes were horrible...

I remember, sitting for myself, no aquaintances, SPITEFULLY writing "Apple" as the only note in my book, since the lecturer was going on and on about "The IDEA of an apple!"

[RageBeoulve]

Yes, I realize the historical significance of it and all, but my GOD those classes were horrible...

I remember, sitting for myself, no aquaintances, SPITEFULLY writing "Apple" as the only note in my book, since the lecturer was going on and on about "The IDEA of an apple!"

LOL. Yeah I don't think you really learn a damn thing in college about philosophy. They really like to focus on fundamental bullshit that a five year old would find simple and "Yyyyyeah, so?", and they don't really focus on the concepts involved in looking for truths.

[ZEGH8578]

Yes, I realize the historical significance of it and all, but my GOD those classes were horrible...

I remember, sitting for myself, no aquaintances, SPITEFULLY writing "Apple" as the only note in my book, since the lecturer was going on and on about "The IDEA of an apple!"

LOL. Yeah I don't think you really learn a damn thing in college about philosophy. They really like to focus on fundamental bullshit that a five year old would find simple and "Yyyyyeah, so?", and they don't really focus on the concepts involved in looking for truths.

People put a lot of faith in philosophy, an aspie friend of mine, we talk about this too, people have told him "read this, read that" what the fuck for? Read science. Use your brain to figure out the rest.
He told me his dad was shocked at such callous attitude, HOW can you SAY this about philosophy!?
But... "Don't be a dick!" I mean... does it really need to go beyond that!?

How helpless are we really, to require so much more!?

The problem is of course that people ARE dicks, and for those, law-books exist, with dry, pragmatic laws: If you murder, you'll be dealt with. If you steal, you'll be dealt with. Those are, in theory, organized promises.
Now, how exactly to do that is a matter of detail - but people are dicks.

But as for personal philosophy - once you sortof are confident with yourself, that you haven't been stomping on a lot of kittens lately, that you aren't being a total dick... that should be enough If you know you are a nice person, then go fishing, no need to be worshipping gods or doing weird rituals, or reading long books by French sexual deviants

[RageBeoulve]

Use your brain to figure out the rest.

That actually is philosophy though, just without all the high handed "Look how smart I am" shit.