From Geoffrey Sayre-McCord’s “Introduction: The Many Moral Realisms” in Essays on Moral Realism
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Recognizing the startling resurgence in realism, Don Philahue (of The Don Philahue Show) invited a member of Realists Anonymous to bare his soul on television. After a brief introduction documenting the spread of realism, Philahue turned to his guest:
DP: What kinds of realism were you into, Hilary?
H: The whole bag, Don. I was a realist about logical terms, abstract entities, theoretical postulates - you name it.
DP: And causality, what about causality?
H: That too, Don. (Audience gasps.)
DP: I’m going to press you here, Hilary. Did you at any time accept moral realism?
H: (staring at feet): Yes.
DP: What effect did all this realism have on your life?
H: I would spend hours aimlessly wandering the streets, kicking large stones and shouting, “I refute you thus!” It’s embarrassing to recall.
DP: There was worse, wasn’t there Hilary?
H: I can’t deny it, don. (Audience gasps.) Instead of going to work I would sit at home fondiling ashtrays and reading voraciously about converging scientific theories. I kept a copy of “Hitler: A Study in Tyranny” hidden in the icebox, and when no one was around I would take it out and chant “The Nazies were bad. The Nazis were really bad.”
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Hilarious.
Regards,
James