nothing is real/everything is permitted...

[LMNO]

Absolutes:

The sky is Blue
The Grass is Green
I will die

1.  Nightime; sunset; sunrise.
2.  Drought; winter; herbicide.
3.  Maybe; modern science is really an amazing thing.

Reminder to Wolf-o-wits.

[B23.77]

Absolutes:
1. W carries an aborted fetus in his head.
2.  It's all in your head.
3.  Einstein was nuts.

[B23.77]

BTW, I like ECH's original topic.  Good for disillusionment.  Magic has its uses, but only to a point.  'Tis true, and no you may not.

[East Coast Hustle]

is utter BULLSHIT.

the tendency among discordians to try to validate everyone and everything is not only incredibly annoying, but a major reason why we tend to spend all of our time talking and bitching on the intarweb and not going out into the real world and trying to improve our collective situation.

after all, if everyone's opinion is valid, and there are no wrong answers, then GWB was perfectly justified in invading Iraq, there's no need to try to implement economic reforms, gerrymandering of congressional districts and rampant abuse of campaign finance laws are nothing to worry about, you really don't NEED your civil liberties, and the exponentially-increasing income gap and resulting downward socio-economic mobility of the middle class will not cause massive upheaval and a paradigm shift in our standard of living.

oh, and your girlfriend's mustache doesn't make her any less attractive.

edit: and for anyone who wants to respond with something along the lines of "that's YOUR problem, you stupid American", please tell me what you think the standard of living in YOUR country will be like after America turns into a continent-spanning re-enactment of "Escape From New York"

ECH,
just decided that relativism is a crock of shit

bump!

[Cain]

I want to point out (again) that the real quote is "nothing is forbidden, everything is permitted" and likely had a moral and not metaphysical undertone.

[LMNO]

I do find that most people apply moral relativism to other people, and continue blindly believing that their moral stance is, of course, the right one.

Which is bullshit.  Only Fred knows the difference between right & wrong.

Quotebump.