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Old 01-31-2004, 06:10 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally posted by filtherton
I think philosophy generally amounts to an intellectually masturbatory exercise where no one really learns anything useful because everybody is too busy patting themselves on the back. I think most philosophical arguments can be ended with a simple "So what?" It is a good way to develop abstract reasoning skills though.
WOW. That really got me thinking about the futility of thought....ouch. Guess life is pointless, growth a false reality, history and education nothing but wasted time.

oh well......so what.
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