So, Plato said in Republic "Get rid of all the artists", but I would argue that philosophy is a form of art, as it's basically reflection in need of validation, so Plato can
GET IN THE BACK OF THE VAN
And then there's that asshat Aristotle, who was so convinced of how beautiful his brain was that he insisted that empirical evidence be discarded in favor of logic. This is objectively stupid and therefore his brain wasn't all that great and he can
VAN VAN VAN
Every single postmodernist, on account of "everything sucks" - implying that this includes their worldview and every idea they ever had, can
GET IN THE BACK OF THE
Stoics, who spend thousands of years saying you shouldn't holler when the rock hits you can ALSO
VAN
4000+ years of navel gazing and wondering what's real, when REAL is the thing that's punching you in the face, deserves only
THE VAN VAN VAN
AND THEN THERE'S THE FUCKING EPICUREANS, who believed that pleasure was the highest ideal, but getting that pleasure was best obtained by living like a trappist monk, ALL I CAN SAY IS
GET IN THE BACK OF THE VAN
(More to follow, when I get a handle on this Guirdaff guy that Cram is always on about.)
There's always space in the back of the van for the people who THINK but do not DO, for the people who SCREAM but do not BREATHE, for the people who KNOW THE BARSTOOL IS COMING but DO NOT DUCK. Your cleverness will not save you.
Quote from: Q. G. Pennyworth on May 25, 2018, 12:13:04 AM
There's always space in the back of the van for the people who THINK but do not DO, for the people who SCREAM but do not BREATHE, for the people who KNOW THE BARSTOOL IS COMING but DO NOT DUCK. Your cleverness will not save you.
Point of order: Nobody will be saved. You will yell "DUCK" and they will stand there making Stanley Kubrick jokes.
This is accurate and I hate it.
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FOR ARISTOTLE, IT'S FREE
Quote from: Cramulus on May 25, 2018, 05:36:10 AM
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FOR ARISTOTLE, IT'S FREE
:lulz:
DAMMIT CRAM
Oh, also, I just remembered that I forgot to mail you those bits of your soul I found. I will get to it this weekend.
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oooooh haha <3 your emotional control gets me so hard <3 <3 hehe wink emoji
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YO PLATO
YO
PLATO
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Quote from: Cramulus on May 25, 2018, 05:46:43 AM
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oooh stoics, oooh, haaha hi cum boys
oooooh haha <3 your emotional control gets me so hard <3 <3 hehe wink emoji
SMILE FOR ME SENPAI
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WHERE WE'RE GOING
WE DON'T NEED ROADS
Quote from: Q. G. Pennyworth on May 25, 2018, 12:13:04 AM
Your cleverness will not save you.
Has this been Big-Worded?
Quote from: LMNO on May 25, 2018, 12:56:49 PM
Quote from: Q. G. Pennyworth on May 25, 2018, 12:13:04 AM
Your cleverness will not save you.
Has this been Big-Worded?
Your Virtue Will Not Save You has been done twice, which is so close I'd feel weird about doing "cleverness" too.
Ok, wanted to check. It felt familiar.