Tag: Prudence

• December 29, 2011

  On layaways, one-click drunk shopping, and being an idiot

  Philosophers are idiots. Evidence for this claim abounds. First off, we’re easily confused. Because of this, we spend much of our days asking for explanations concerning the most elementary truths. Second off, we don’t readily understand topics that everyone else immediately gets, so we’re always asking people to slow down and show us again how…
• December 12, 2011

  Can a 4-year-old be wise?

  Point blank: No. But perceptive? Quite. A.’s Ruminations on Metaphysics  In the following dialogue, A. is a 4-year-old boy and B. is his mother and one of my conversation partners. A: You know what, Mom? B: Yes, A. A: Well, when all the people die, when people die, other things live. B: How did you…