Everyone should believe in something. I believe I'll have another drink'
Further thoughts?
(Anyone quoting from the Philosophers Song from Monty Python gets 2 demerits and a half-hour detention next Wednesday, which is why I left Descartes out of it).
The entire universe and all that in there is, is contained within each of our skulls, unfortunatly we have no control over same, were it otherwise, you would not wish to live in Drapers universe.
I used to study philosophy, and am embarrased to admit that as an enthusiastic youth I even used to describe myself as a "philosopher".
Now I consider it to be a term like "good person" which can only properly be ascribed to one human being by another - in this case to express appreciation of some kind of unique value in what they have to say.
Such appreciation is itself a philosophical act, just as it is "good" to recognise someone elses "goodness".
Just as I try to be good, I try to be philosophical.
Viewed any other way, it seems to me that one is seriously in danger of dissapearing up ones own arse - where I think the light of wisdom generally don't shine.
Last edited by Blackshift; 18th Nov 2004 at 19:34.
Actually, that is not true. During my brief stay at university many moons ago, the place where I lived had a philosophy student along with the usual mix of 'normal' undergraduates. Whilst we engineering types were worked very hard (it was a while ago remember) his working days seemed to consist of staying in bed until lunchtime with a progression of drop dead gorgeous birds that he had philosophised with the previous evening.
Were we spotty engineering first years jealous? You can bet your arse we were...
