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July 20, 2004
Great Questions in Philosophy
The Top 10 Philosophy Questions of All Time:
10. How do I know anything really exists?
9. What is the essence of being human?
8. If a tree falls in the forest, and there's no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?
7. How do I know I'm not just a brain in a vat, hooked up to a computer simulation of life?
6. Can our minds exist seperately from our bodies?
5. Is there a God?
4. What is the nature of Knowledge?
3. What is the meaning of life?
2. Why get a Philosophy degree?
1. So, was Kant on drugs or what?
And the answers:
10. Kick it *really* hard.
9. Not understanding the opposite sex.
8. Not if it lands on a bunch of pillows.
7. Look in the mirror. If you see a gray, spongy thing in a glass container, you are.
6. If they could, we'd just send our minds to class and sleep in every morning.
5. A billion Hindus can't be wrong.
4. I'm still trying to figure out the nature of *college*.
3. All evidence to date suggests it's chocolate.
2. It's more respectable than a theater degree, but you still get to drink lots of espresso.
1. Probably.
Posted by Peskie at July 20, 2004 12:00 PM
