This book changed my lifeThe Goat writes, "Some books have made a huge impact on my life." It's true. It wasn't until the b3ta mods read the Flashman novels that we changed from mild-mannered computer operators into heavily-whiskered copulators, poltroons and all round bastards in a well-known cavalry regiment.
What books have changed the way you think, the way you live, or just gave you a rollicking good time?
Friendly hint: A bit of background rather than just a bunch of book titles would make your stories more readable
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chthonic, Thu 15 May 2008, 15:11)
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@jmaxiNot in the slightest bit religious.
You're wrong about physics: the world would appear to be relativistic, but that's not the same as subjective. It's definitely relativistic, if you see what I mean - it wouldn't be any different according to what we believe about it.
What makes people happy is irrelevant to the conversation we've been having, isn't it? Or have I missed something? It's certainly got nowt to do with any Banyan-tree-hugging "meaning of life" shizzle...
As it happens, though, I don't think that people really want to think that there's a point to life. Imagine that god appeared at the end of your bed and told you what you were for. Wouldn't that be the worst possible thing? Wouldn't it be utterly crushing?
As to the point of philosophy: well, if you want to know whether cloning or euthanasia should be allowed (no reason why not, and yes, btw), or if you want to figure out how the mind, language and the world interrelate (dunno - not my field), a philosopher would seem to be the person for you... so, though I dislike saying that it's useful... it is.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 16 May 2008, 15:30,
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