the beauty of language
“… the harmony between thought and reality is to be found in the grammar of the language.” - Ludwig Wittgenstein
“… the harmony between thought and reality is to be found in the grammar of the language.” - Ludwig Wittgenstein
where is he now?
well here he is today, in a “philosophic” discussion with with Bernanke:
“Myths and legends die hard in America. We love them for the extra dimension they provide, the illusion of near-infinite possibility to erase the narrow confines of most men’s reality. Weird heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of ‘the rat race’ is not yet final.”
—Hunter S. Thomson, The Great Shark Hunt, 1979 (link)
the amount of debate on an issue is inversely proportional to the issue’s actual importance
I probably won’t be posting clips from “The View” all that often, but this was just too amazing to miss.
This incident gives us an even more ridiculously look into the mind of a “true believing” Christian. (christian?). From the stubborn insecurity of the religious blonde to the humorously ignorant black mother.
Luckily Whoopi was there for a more rational, and more beautiful point of view.
(Click through to see the video)
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