Pondering Existence Gifts

Parmenides

"If a stock falls in the market, and it had no investors, does it really lose its value?"

"Talking to your own reflection? Even your imagination is pathetic."

"Mrs. Marsha Mullhouse, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, asks, "Are You subject to the laws of physics, or are the laws of physics subject to You?"

Wherever the Trail Leads. . .

Doubt or Certainy

Today on the Ask Sadie Show, we'll be addressing one single topic: Wondering. In my day, when a body said I wonder why dust bunnies are called dust bunnies, it led to all sorts of delightful speculation. We could while away hours debating whether it was a marketing ploy by big broom ... or whether it dated back to Napoleon, who had a fetish for dirty rabbits. And if we were lucky, opinions could get so heated that fisticuffs would ensue. Wondering is just one of many lovely human experiences utt

'Arrivals and Departures - this railroad governed by Heisenberg's uncertainty principle'

Upside down question mark hanging from fishing line.

"Why are we here?"

I am so late for a hair appointment

'Do you ever wonder about this whole 'money' thing?'

No Action Comics

'We seem to be at that point where science leaves off and theology begins.'

'The mind-body problem is best expressed in the formulation...OOf!'

Actually, with bachelors degrees in philosophy, we were lucky to get this job.

'Oh, that is so simplistic. Why must you always see the world in black and white?'

"I think...therefore I am. I think."

'Make up your mind! Are you mulling or musing?'

'What were you thinking?'

Hmmm... what's my real purpose? Why am I here? - 'Ooh! Ooh! Me! Me! Let me guess!' - 'Go on, then.' - 'Is your life a homage mediocrity?' - 'Ouch.' - 'Quizzes are fun! Ask me more!' -

Think Tank.

'Would it be worse if I died young and healthy or old and decrepit?' - 'Hmmm...' - 'How about young and decrepit?' - '' - 'Why are you here, again?' - 'To help you brainstorm.'

That Socrates was an idiot. Not only is the unexamined life worth living, but there's more time to enjoy it without all that stupid introspection.

Standup... Nihilist

Cleaner and sculpture

Man with a big question

Philosophy department office with boxes on desk reading; 'In', 'out' and 'why are we here?'

"On second thought, could I honestly handle this big of a lifestyle change?"

I think therefore...

'I've been thinking a lot about what you said yesterday - but, I guess I say that about everything everyone says, everyday.'

"Sheldon is having a mid-life crisis. He can't decide whether to remain Reform, become Orthodox or return to Conservative."

'Talk about perennial doubt?'

A thinker seeing his own thought.

"What is this endless series of meaningless experiences trying to teach me?"