08 February 2010 ~ 8 Comments

Duh

Geek Stuff

Who don’t know that? (via Maya.)

Would it interest you to know that many, many metaphysical traditions say the exact same thing? Many moons ago, I used to date a grad student who was a quantum physicist. He’d tell me all this stuff and get really annoyed when I’d say, “Yeah, I knew that.”

Because, you know, I couldn’t show the work.

8 Responses to “Duh”

  1. DaveH 8 February 2010 at 10:59 pm Permalink

    Susie,
    I recall reading something like this many moons ago (the ’80s
    ?) , perhaps in Omni magazine

  2. Martigan 9 February 2010 at 12:47 am Permalink

    Heh, show your work.
    You just made my day, Susie.

  3. Adams 9 February 2010 at 2:14 am Permalink

    You were a “Dancing Wu Li Master().”

  4. k 9 February 2010 at 3:23 am Permalink

    So, the Trekkies are the only ones in touch with reality. Okay.

  5. Stuart 9 February 2010 at 6:51 am Permalink

    So does this mean that we (in the “real” world that we are mostly experiencing right now) are nothing more than 3-D Avatars? In that case I’d like to ask where the reset key is..I’d like a do-over! (Which could also add credence to re-incarnation, kind of like a World of Warcraft alt character)

  6. Adams 9 February 2010 at 5:12 pm Permalink

    agave@6: Some of us believe there are many ways of “knowing.” But you seem to have Wittgenstein’s Poker up your ass.

  7. Liz 9 February 2010 at 8:20 pm Permalink

    There is no spoon.

  8. susie 9 February 2010 at 9:34 pm Permalink

    Exactly!