Nobody Cares About Philosophy

[Essence Lumin]

II) Phone booths have almost totally disappeared from the face of the Earth. Does this explain why we have not seen Mr. Superman lately?

I find it very difficult to believe there are 100,000 phone booths left or even 100,000 pay phones. I don't remember seeing one around here for a long time. All the same -

According to the FCC, there are only 100,000 pay-phone booths left in the United States. Four of them are in New York City. The city must be saving them in case Clark Kent needs a place to change. I have often wondered where Superman hid his clothes, especially his hat which would surely stick out noticeably under his cape.

Phone Booths, Pay Phones, and Bird Calls

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[Noodles]

So no eye doctor to know his true identity.

"Anyone ever notice Kent never takes a day off to go to the Optomitrist? He wears classes but the appointments never show up on his Medical plan use history."

-- Perry White

 

[Casey Pelous]

IIRC in the old days he super compressed his civvies and kept them in a hidden pouch behind his belt.

It seems like you're either telling me Mr. Superman is -- erm -- padding the package or, worse, wearing a fanny pack. A fanny pack would explain the need for the cape.

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

1) Never mind the glasses, what does Mr. Superman do with his suit/shoes/hat/etc. when he "freshens up?"

Canon says they're made of Kryptonian supermaterials that he can supercompress into a pocket in his cape and unfold them undamaged.

II) Phone booths have almost totally disappeared from the face of the Earth. Does this explain why we have not seen Mr. Superman lately?

They made a sight gag out of this in one of the movies, but there seems no shortage of dark alleys.

And no HR department in the world is going to narc on you for not using your benefits.

 

[detrius]

It seems like you're either telling me Mr. Superman is -- erm -- padding the package or, worse, wearing a fanny pack. A fanny pack would explain the need for the cape.

They're called sling bags now. Maybe he should wear something like this?


It's funny how these companies always use tiny people as models to make their bags look bigger.

 

[Soen Eber]

They're called sling bags now. Maybe he should wear something like this?


It's funny how these companies always use tiny people as models to make their bags look bigger.

No cat

Bored now ;P

 

[detrius]

Cats don't care about philosophy.

 

[detrius]

 

[Innula Zenovka]

James Marriott (@j-amesmarriott.bsky.social)

I reviewed Jordan Peterson's new book. Never read anything like it. Really quite deranged. https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/we-who-wrestle-god-perceptions-divine-jordan-peterson-review-cn3hk3bdz

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[Erich Templar]

James Marriott (@j-amesmarriott.bsky.social)

I reviewed Jordan Peterson's new book. Never read anything like it. Really quite deranged. https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/we-who-wrestle-god-perceptions-divine-jordan-peterson-review-cn3hk3bdz

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That, I suspect, was far more entertaining than reading the book itself! The few quotes he gives leave me with the impression of someone who isn't particularly clever trying to sound clever.

 

[Free]

James Marriott (@j-amesmarriott.bsky.social)

I reviewed Jordan Peterson's new book. Never read anything like it. Really quite deranged. https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/we-who-wrestle-god-perceptions-divine-jordan-peterson-review-cn3hk3bdz

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The Peterson map is filled with numerous voids captioned Here be dragons.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

The Peterson map is filled with numerous voids captioned Here be dragons.

That conversation was ludicrous. He was trying to talk about the category "Predators, both real and imaginary" and Dawkins was trying to talk about "Predators that actually exist in the physical world". Why on earth was Peterson trying to argue about it?

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

Because archetypes are more real than the facts, duh.

 

[Free]

That conversation was ludicrous. He was trying to talk about the category "Predators, both real and imaginary" and Dawkins was trying to talk about "Predators that actually exist in the physical world". Why on earth was Peterson trying to argue about it?

I honestly lost my grip on the conversation when he starts on predator being a "meta category" - which I get but what does that have to do with the conversation? - and is fire a predator? (It's complicated because a fire kills you???) I'm starting to think the man is no longer arguing with people but with his own inner dragons.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Rowan Williams, a former archbishop of Canterbury, doesn't think much of the book, either

The Guardian (@theguardian.com)

We Who Wrestle With God by Jordan B Peterson review – a culture warrior out of his depth http://dlvr.it/TGHBTj

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[Free]

This may be one of the better examples of using your own words against you to prove you're the exact opposite of what you claim to be. But then Peterson sort of makes it easy.

Jordan Peterson is an Atheist

www.youtube.com

 

[Innula Zenovka]

More problematic trolleys

 

[WolfEyes]

More problematic trolleys

I'd tell Death to do his own damned job and stop trying to outsource.

 

[Soen Eber]

If I don't throw the switch, I'm committing murder by proxy. So no choice, really.

 

[Free]

A time-travelling death trolley? Aren't we stretching this "problem" past all sensibilities?