06-13-2005, 04:09 AM
LemmingofGlory,Jun 12 2005, 09:22 PM Wrote:So let's remove the observer: you can no longer observe because your eyes have run off with the dish and the spoon. You now must have your hand on the thumb when the hammer comes down in order to feel what has happened. You might take the hammer and beat to death the owner of the thumb that was supposed to be hit instead. Or you might realize that there is no true hammer but M.C. Hammer, though I'm pretty sure he doesn't exist anymore either. Alternatively you might turn the other cheek, apply some Vanilla Ice to your wound, and wait until tomorrow night's skydiving lesson when you can test whether parachute pants substitute for an actual parachute. At that point, the lesson really won't matter anymore. (/1990)
Which begs a question: can blind people skydive? How will they know when to pull the cord? And if the blind skydiver falls on a tree, will it make a sight? It reminds me of a Zen Koan: "If your webpage makes fun of the Amish, how will they know?" Is it morally right to use the internet to relentlessly mock the Amish? Ohh, but this prattle is more applicable to another thread...
Does that mean mostly crazy people would call themselves philosophers, or does it mean mostly crazy people could accurately call themselves philosophers?
It seems to be a philosophy with a severe "If it's not with me, it's against me" outlook that outright discards the first clause, but despite that rather paranoid assumption, it does seem rather upbeat with its "Can do!" attitude. I would like to see existentialist PSAs.
(Voiceover by Keanu Reeves reprising his role from... wait, does it make a difference?)
The universe...
Hates you.
You...
Are alone. (Whoa!)
But you...
Can do.
Whatever you want to. (Dude!)
All these Occhi/Doc threads leave me feeling overwhelmed by puns and TMI. I think what this Lounge needs is a good Peteing.
*misses Pete*
-Lemmy
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Lemmy, one man can make a difference. I believe that. Look at it this way. Your post might make one person laugh. That person that laughed might carry that positive energy with them, which in turn, may cause somebody else to laugh. And that person could be in a situation where they really needed a laugh. What we do has a ripple effect, and we have no idea how profoundly we may effect others.
So we as a lone force can indeed effect the hostile universe around us. Megalomania or positive thinking? You tell me.
All alone, or in twos,
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."