I do, however, from time to time, run across fun stuff I've saved on this computer. And the funnest at the moment is a set of quotes from my History of Modern Philosophy teacher at UNC, Dr. Temkin. (I don't know why I capitalized the name of that class. Is that gramatically proper or something? What made me do that?)
Anyway, I present to you some real gems. Temkinisms from spring of '05.
“Has it ever occured to you that you might be insane?”
“I am younger than everyone who is older than I am.”
“When you have evidence, you don’t shout.”
“A thought just occured to me, and it really hurts.”
“Unless you’re completely dead, everyone’s partially omnipotent.”
“Since I know it, we say it in Latin.”
“Let’s just suppose I am a human being... for the sake of argument.”
“You go out of your way, for instance, not to exit a tall building from the roof.”
“I got a couple o’ bodies in my living room.”
“Is it mental or physical? The answer is ‘yes’.”
“Protons, neutrons, fig newtons, and morons.”
“How do you know you are not a brain in a vat?”
“Stick your hand in a fire! We are experimental scientists!”
“Suppose I have a vivid imagination, which I do, and poor eyesight, which I also do.”
“What would happen if you walked off the top of this building? Interesting question.”
“Here’s a valid argument! You owe me a hundred dollars! Therefore, you owe me a hundred dollars!”
“I am also sometimes certain I will draw an inside straight. This is called a disease.”
“Let’s talk about gravity for a minute.”
“The earth, as you know, i s supported on the back of a great tortoise. Any questions?”
“What is an intuition, really? It’s a strong urge to say ‘yes’.”
“Suppose I should ask myself - should I kill everybody I see?”
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