[b]Existential Comics
We are all Thai boys, trapped in a cave called phenomenological experience. The difference is, no rescue diver can bridge the gap between the world as it appears and the world as it is in-itself.[/b]
What’s your own Thai boys analogy?
Sentences you have to be very stupid to believe:
“First of all, this is not a pyramid scheme.”
“Don’t worry baby, I’m going to divorce my wife soon.”
“The United States is a force for good in the world.”
I’m sticking with this one: “No collusion.”
Yes, Sartre, existence precedes essence. But what you don’t realize is that Rock ‘n’ Roll precedes even existence.
He means New Wave.
Philosophy is:
Plato: love of wisdom.
Hegel: progression of concepts.
Wittgenstein: clarification of thought.
Socrates: basically just being as annoying as possible to everyone you meet.
I’m with Socrates of course.
[b]Things that are terrifying:
- The untamed power of the sea.
- The fact that we alone bear responsibility for our choices.
- The thought that the universe is ultimately meaningless.
- Snakes and stuff.[/b]
No getting around stuff, is there?
[b]Drugs ranked by how addictive they are:
5. Caffeine
4. Alcohol
3. Nicotine
2. Heroin
- Self righteousness[/b]
I know what [some of you] are thinking: What about love?