You read that as a desire for 'meaninglessness?' - Good grief.
Great philosophers didn't ask meaningless questions - that's why so many of
them met unpleasant ends. I really am interested in a philosophy of
photography. Honest!
AndrewF
>No offence taken old chap... I was merely satisfying AndrewF's desire
>for something as meaningless to compensate for other topics in which
>he and I share a common lack of interest... :>).
>
>BTW, the one about the tree was a question in my General Paper at A
>Level (exams to get you into Uni).
>
>Chris
>
>At 12:03 -0500 21/1/02, Charles Monroe wrote:
>>
>>
>>Maybe I jaded or whatever but at least to me, musing like this are
>>like
>>contemplating how many angles can stand on the head of a pin, or when
>>that tree falls in the forest and no one is there does it make a
>>sound.
>>You blink your eye, flip your mirror, or you go to sleep it does not
>>matter
>>the old world grinds on with or without you and as far as most of us
>>are
>>concerned will exist long after we are dust.
>>
>>Chris - No offense intended
>>
>>Sitting here waiting for the freezing rain or maybe snow to start.
>>Charles Monroe
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