Curious Philosopher Gifts

"...I want to find out whether there's any truth in the belief that money can't buy happiness."

"You call it 'faith in God' when your faith is really in the humans who interpret what other humans wrote. Which was edited, revised, and translated by other humans. And was originally based on stories other humans orally passed from one generation of humans to the next, about events yet other humans claimed to have witnessed thousands of years ago."

Beyond the known and the unknown.

'Is there really a Santa Claus? That depends - are we talking about the man or the brand?'

'If no one rides it, is it still mass transit?'

'How can I be sure you're not better off not knowing?'

"... and I have a follow-up question regarding rawhide."

If you bathe a skunk in tomato juice, it will smell like a dog. A bird in the hand is better than two in your shorts. Never wear aqua after Thanksgiving. Unconventional wisdom.

Pigeon Little

"Wait... what was it I came up here for?"

George Orwell

'If, as you say, they're so evolved, why do they need to wear clothes to survive?'

'Dial 1-900-Fortune.'

Science Museum. Why are you skeptical about the things scientists say? Because they claim the universe is expanding but when I visited my childhood hometown, everything was smaller.

'In a nutshell, foods are drugged and drugs are eaten like food.'

"Your assumption that a one in a million chance event MUST be a miracle shows you drastically underestimate the total number of regularly occurring events."

Schrodinger's Black Box

"You can't compare apples and oranges because oranges have longer legs."

Reverse psychology

"When I get to Heaven, will I still have to clean my room?"

'I wonder how Curious George fits into all this?'

"I'm sorry, but you didn't recognize me as the Messiah when I had braces and glasses."

'That's your third bowl of gruel this week! What is this -- a feeding frenzy?'

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" "Nothing. I'm going into stem cell research."

'Academic freedom doesn't mean you're free not to study.'

'See, dear, you can't believe everything you read. It says so right here on the internet!'

Hamlet in the craft shop.

'Can you debunk my essay?'

"Let's see now: All dogs have four legs. I have four legs. Therefore, I am a dog."

"If everything is God's will, tell me again why I need to study for exams?"

Young ladies ponder the relationship of a man with a young boy

"My parents are going to pay for my education but I'm on my own for any attorney's fees."

'You can't win - a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but ignorance is no excuse!'

Yeah, well, I only failed my logic exam because I'm a Pisces and my professor's a Leo.

'There goes another one. Galileo, don't you have any idea what makes them do that?'