#740: "Sorry." - Page 3

Massacre · 09-07-2006, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Tiako

Anyone else laugh more at the newspost than the comic? Great comic, but better post.

I'm still getting over the victors.

Oh, and there is ONE other profession for philosophy majors than creepy cults.

Teaching it.

Ryong · 09-07-2006, 12:35 PM

Newspost was funnier...Still, all that the cultists said will result in the cultists getting: stabbed/annihilated/slashed/thrown at eachother.

Skyshot · 09-07-2006, 12:43 PM

Regarding the newspost, methinks the good professor could bear a little looking into something called the continuum fallacy.

Regarding the comic, it's pretty much my view of things taken much more seriously. Also, it reminds me of another fine joke.

Quote:

The engineer asks "how does it work?" The scientist asks "why does it work?" The accountant asks "how much does it cost?" The liberal arts major asks "Would you like fries with that?"

Kaarin · 09-07-2006, 01:29 PM

heheh... you know, what's odd as a philosophy major: that sounds like an almost verbatim transcript of something that happened in philosophy of beauty one time. All that was missing was "Well, friend...."

And the thing about tables? Got a worse one.

Student: "But Professor, what about, say, the experience of being a book?"

Professor: "Well first of all, I'm not sure that books have experiences."

Emphasis mine.

Oh, and on our job prospects: thanks to my major, I'm in the process of moving into Intelligence Analysis full-time. Hopefully.

Zuntrios · 09-07-2006, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiako

Anyone else laugh more at the newspost than the comic? Great comic, but better post.

That's actually the reason I finally broke down and registered today... I have been reading 8BT for a long time, but I just saw that and it just hit so close to home, I.E. thinking about things that are completely different from anyone else, that I decided to register. Plus, I loved the whole monologue. Very deep stuff. Maybe it would help us all if we would think like that every once in a while.

bass_virus · 09-07-2006, 03:46 PM

Yeah, philosiphy school is basically just learning how to trick people into joining your suicide cult and than explaining why you will be the only person who won't be commiting suicide.

And also a table quits being a table when it can no longer hold something up, than it's just a piece of crap.

Long-Haired Narcissist · 09-07-2006, 05:10 PM

I was thinking about starting my own religion to get out of paying taxes. Guess I figured out what my minor will be next year.

Khael! · 09-07-2006, 09:43 PM

My friend once started a 'religion'. He called it Mathology and used his warped philosophies to try and extort money from the lesser brained while being overtly mocking of his and 'real' cults. Then the philosophistical/tabletop rpg gamer/bard/sketch artist/Irishman/soldier/possibly robot/Latin teacher from our school literally threw real philosophy at the guy.

In addition to being everything else on this planet, anonymous everything-guy also reads 8-bit Theatre.

PCD · 09-07-2006, 11:20 PM

*blink* I understood every word of that. Is that bad?

The final line truly speaks the way of the world.

Grimrider · 09-07-2006, 11:55 PM

Hey...long time reader, first time poster.

1) Not everybody goes to university to get a career. Some actually study Liberal Arts and things like Philosophy or Literature because they enjoy it. I sure as hell wasn't expecting to get into the high paying world of English Lit when I graduated with that degree, I did it because taking 4 years of BioChem or Business Admin, just to get a job, would have crushed my skull with boredom.

2) If you hate Philosophy, why did you register for it, and continue taking it when you found you didn't like it?

09-07-2006, 01:29 PM	#24
Kaarin Outcast Spy Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 47	heheh... you know, what's odd as a philosophy major: that sounds like an almost verbatim transcript of something that happened in philosophy of beauty one time. All that was missing was "Well, friend...." And the thing about tables? Got a worse one. Student: "But Professor, what about, say, the experience of being a book?" Professor: "Well first of all, I'm not sure that books have experiences." Emphasis mine. Oh, and on our job prospects: thanks to my major, I'm in the process of moving into Intelligence Analysis full-time. Hopefully. __________________ Odo: Has it ever occured to you that the only reason you believe the Founders are gods is because that's the way they programmed you? Weyoun: Of course they did. What's the point of being a god if there's nobody to worship you? "So as through a glass, and darkly The age long strife I see Where I fought in many guises, Many names, but always me." -General George S. Patton, Jr, Through a Glass, Darkly

09-07-2006, 03:46 PM	#26
bass_virus Second gunman on the grassy knoll Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pissant town in a state cold enough to freeze hell over Posts: 490	Yeah, philosiphy school is basically just learning how to trick people into joining your suicide cult and than explaining why you will be the only person who won't be commiting suicide. And also a table quits being a table when it can no longer hold something up, than it's just a piece of crap. __________________ The Dusk of Man Four Gods wait on the windowsill Where once eight Gods did war and will And if the Gods themselves may die What does that say for you and I? Last edited by bass_virus; 09-07-2006 at 04:53 PM.

09-07-2006, 09:43 PM	#28
Khael! I'm somebody else these days. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Same house same hill same bat channel still canada Posts: 1,968	Is this potentially dangerous? My friend once started a 'religion'. He called it Mathology and used his warped philosophies to try and extort money from the lesser brained while being overtly mocking of his and 'real' cults. Then the philosophistical/tabletop rpg gamer/bard/sketch artist/Irishman/soldier/possibly robot/Latin teacher from our school literally threw real philosophy at the guy. In addition to being everything else on this planet, anonymous everything-guy also reads 8-bit Theatre. __________________ "Life is like a box of chocolates. Cheap, thoughtless, perfunctory gift that nobody ever asks for." - CGB Spender Super Perfundo on the Early Eve of Your Day.

09-07-2006, 12:35 PM	#22
Ryong Professional Threadkiller Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brazil Posts: 3,798	Newspost was funnier...Still, all that the cultists said will result in the cultists getting: stabbed/annihilated/slashed/thrown at eachother.

09-07-2006, 11:55 PM	#30
Grimrider Goomba Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3	Hey...long time reader, first time poster. 1) Not everybody goes to university to get a career. Some actually study Liberal Arts and things like Philosophy or Literature because they enjoy it. I sure as hell wasn't expecting to get into the high paying world of English Lit when I graduated with that degree, I did it because taking 4 years of BioChem or Business Admin, just to get a job, would have crushed my skull with boredom. 2) If you hate Philosophy, why did you register for it, and continue taking it when you found you didn't like it?