Monday, December 20, 2004
Agistential philosophy
Met a young man today, a law student, who told me he had a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Texas A&M University.
Now, Texas A&M is a right fine institution of higher education. But I couldn't help but wonder the kinds of imponderables he pondered.
What is the sound of one hand milking?
If a calf is dropped in the middle of a pasture and there is no one around to hear it, does it make a sound?
Is the feed trough half full or half empty?
And, of course, which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Why did that chicken cross the road?
Feel free to contribute! What other kinds of agistential questions might be thunk of in a philosophy program at A&M? (Which I wonder in good humor, havin' picked up a couple of sheepskins at an aggie school -- Oklahoma State -- my own self.)
--ER
Now, Texas A&M is a right fine institution of higher education. But I couldn't help but wonder the kinds of imponderables he pondered.
What is the sound of one hand milking?
If a calf is dropped in the middle of a pasture and there is no one around to hear it, does it make a sound?
Is the feed trough half full or half empty?
And, of course, which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Why did that chicken cross the road?
Feel free to contribute! What other kinds of agistential questions might be thunk of in a philosophy program at A&M? (Which I wonder in good humor, havin' picked up a couple of sheepskins at an aggie school -- Oklahoma State -- my own self.)
--ER
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If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.
--Jack Handy Deep Thoughts
--Jack Handy Deep Thoughts
If a cow eats corn, does it have corn-poopie?
If a bull runs away, is he a chicken?
If a gelding prances through a group of mares, do they laugh and point?
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If a bull runs away, is he a chicken?
If a gelding prances through a group of mares, do they laugh and point?
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