No wonder we argue so much in here - the place is full of gooey prickles and prickly goo. There are basically two kinds of philosophy. Ones called prickles, the others called goo. And prickly people are precise, rigorous, logical. They like everything chopped up and clear. Goo people like it vague. For example, in physics, prickly people believe that the ultimate constituents of matter are particles. Goo people believe its waves. And in philosophy, prickly people are logical positivists, and goo people are idealists. And theyre always arguing with each other, but what they dont realize is neither one can take his position without the other person. Because you wouldnt know you advocated prickles unless there was someone advocating goo. You wouldnt know what a prickle was unless you knew what a goo was. Because life isnt either prickles or goo, its either gooey prickles or prickly goo. They go together like back and front, male and female. And thats the answer to philosophy. You see, Im a philosopher, and Im not going to argue very much, because if you dont argue with me, I dont know what I think. So if we argue, I say Thank you, because owing to the courtesy of your taking a different point of view, I understand what I mean. So I cant get rid of you. ~ The Nature of Consciousness, Alan Watts
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 18:50:04 +0000
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