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[–] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 52 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

“Philosophy is the top on a cereal box”

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Religion is the smile on a dog.

Talk? Top?

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I thought it was top, like you could mail in part of a cereal box for a toy, and that song implied philosophy was equally frivolous and scammy.

That song was lame, and incorrect.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think we read into art what we think it means. I love the song, and think it's pretty deep.

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago

100% support liking songs lol. Better to scrape and fight for a song than lay down for an anthem. Just talking out my ass right now.

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

"Duh. Duh. Yeah."

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 26 points 2 weeks ago

FURRY

is being a black cat

[–] wackJackle@norden.social 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

@NichEherVielleicht Philosophy is telling the scientist how to use a 'flashlight' in the first place and this whole setup is metaphysics. Even a theologist would know that.

[–] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Science is undergirded by philosophy. You don’t do science without first having done philosophy.

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 weeks ago

That's one way of thinking about it. There are plenty others, and it's not clear which is right.

[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 weeks ago

Science is more like having a laser pointer. Through careful application and repetition, you could technically infer something about the location of the cat. But the cat moves around constantly and doesn't like you being there, and you only have limited time to do it, because the funding for your cat-finding project is about to run out.

[–] AnIntenseMoist@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

I'd say instead of just "using a flashlight", you're "following a plan in which the first step is to get a flashlight." And you're fine if you're wrong and there wasn't a cat there in the first place

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Pornography

is like doing sensual erotic things in the dark with someone else and a black cat brushes up against your leg

No that’s a threesome.

[–] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago

This reminds me of the quote by Oscar Wilde: "Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn’t there, and finding it."

[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago

As a metaphysics guy, my only question is “then what the fuck is yowling and scratching at my legs.”

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

A $45,000,000,000.00 flashlight that maybe saw a cat like thing. They'll need three more to be certain.

[–] ThatGuyNamedZeus@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I do love me some high powered flashlights. For close quarters I'd probably use one of my flooders. Maybe my Acebeam E75 with the 519a or my Wurkkos TS22 with the 5000K XHP70.3 HI

Also, I'm not really religious, but I've had some expiriences that make me believe Jesus is real. Exactly what kind of influence he has over our plain of existance isn't exactly clear, but it's probably not much. Be a good person, because it's the right thing to do, don't cause harm to others, treat others the way you would like to be treated

[–] Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

Science is your religion by the sound of it.