08.13.07
Answers to Philo Q’s
10 PHILOSOPHY QUESTIONS, ANSWERED!
By Richard Harter
10. How do I know anything really exists?
-Kick it *really* hard.
9. What is the essence of being human?
-Not understanding the opposite sex.
8. If a tree falls in the forest, and there’s no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?
-Not if it lands on a bunch of pillows.
7. How do I know I’m not just a brain in a vat, hooked up to a computer simulation of life?
-Look in the mirror. If you see a gray, spongy thing in a glass container, you are.
6. Can our minds exist separately from our bodies?
-If they could, we’d just send our minds to class and sleep in every morning.
5. What is the nature of Knowledge?
-I’m still trying to figure out the nature of *college*.
4. What is the meaning of life?
-All evidence to date suggests it’s chocolate.
3. Why get a Philosophy degree?
-It’s more respectable than a theater degree, but you still get
to drink lots of espresso.
2. So, was Kant on drugs or what?
-Probably.
1. Heidegger - what was that all about?
- Nobody knows
Twinkly Chops said,
August 13, 2007 at 5:09 pm
heidegger is one mean person with the intention of leaving cruel ideas to torture us while trying to understand them…
miRacLe said,
August 13, 2007 at 5:25 pm
hehehe =D yes, and just as i do to other mean people in my life, I ignore him.