Keep this philosophy in mind the next time you either hear or are about to repeat a rumor.
In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance who ran up to him excitedly and said, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?"
"Wait a moment," Socrates replied. "Before you tell me, I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Test of Three."
"Three?"
"That's right, Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my student let's take a moment to test what you're going to say. The first test is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"
No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it."
"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's True or not."
"Now let's try the second test, the test of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my student something good?"
"No, on the contrary..."
"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him even though you're not certain it's true?"
The man shrugged, a little embarrassed.
Socrates continued. "You may still pass though, because there is a third test - the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my student going to be Useful to me?"
"No, not really..."
"Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me at all?"
The man was defeated and ashamed. This was the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.
Of course, it also may explain why Socrates never found out that Plato was cavorting with his wife ;)
http://www.sixwise.com/pages/fun/rumor.htm
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Jessi Slaughter
"Jessi Slaughter is a disturbed 11-year-old girl posing as a 16-year-old, potential Maury guest and chronic sufferer of GOTIS. Jessi wants you to know that she is so much prettier than you, has more friends, and more people like her and so mature for her age that her parents, Gene and Dianne, turn a blind eye when it comes to her extracurricular activities: partying until she passes out, fucking until she bleeds and telling anyone and everyone who'll listen all about her crazy life on YouTube."
http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Jessi_Slaughter
i'm sorry i just HAD to rant about this!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPxEpwPHyJ8
Jessi Slaughter became famous because she was posting videos on youtube, and so some people put some hater comments on the videos, she couldn't handle it, so she made this video, and dragged her family into it.
IT'S THE PARENTS TO BLAME
This girl, 11 years old has posted not so appropiate pictures, gotten lip piercings (she say it in one of her videos) wears as much make up as a drag queen, and talks about her "sexual history" all with the parnet's permission. I've never seen such horrible parents in my life. First of all, if your daughter cannot handle some little hater comments, why are you letting her roam in a PG14 place without supervision? Why have you given her a webcam? And instead of helping her realize reaility, you (the dad) threaten these people with the cyber police? For some hater comments? Do you know how pathetic that is, the cyber police is not going to care! You should be making your kid play outside in the sun with her friends and not on the computer screaming profanity, and being a VERY brainwashed girl. HOW ARE YOU EVEN LETTING HER WEAR MAKE UP. AND PIERCINGS! If your daughter is reciving death threats then the best solution is.... gee let me think... should she even be wandering into the internet if she's that sentimental and clueless about the world, should she be making videos on YOUTUBE a PG14 when we know she doesn't know anything of what she's taling about? Hm do you know what she can find on the internet? gee well it's the internet that seems to be the problem no? THEN MAKE HER GET OUT OF THE INTERNET.
FOR THE GIRL
As an outsider, i say, she would of been very different if she was in aother family, but, she wasn't, so couldn't she have questioned herself? Well, apparently not. Look girl, there's something wrong if your making videos that are meaning less and pointless with swearing all the time and your getting into arguements with people who are MUCH more older than you. You should be outside playing not on the computer crying and saying things like "YOUR RUINING MY LIFE! I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOUR HATING ON ME!"
You sound Pathetic! Maybe if you stopped making videos then, people would stop hating because they would have nothing to make fun of, get yourself out of the position!! ..... but you didn't think that huh? So now well i guess you already screwed up.
http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Jessi_Slaughter
i'm sorry i just HAD to rant about this!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPxEpwPHyJ8
Jessi Slaughter became famous because she was posting videos on youtube, and so some people put some hater comments on the videos, she couldn't handle it, so she made this video, and dragged her family into it.
IT'S THE PARENTS TO BLAME
This girl, 11 years old has posted not so appropiate pictures, gotten lip piercings (she say it in one of her videos) wears as much make up as a drag queen, and talks about her "sexual history" all with the parnet's permission. I've never seen such horrible parents in my life. First of all, if your daughter cannot handle some little hater comments, why are you letting her roam in a PG14 place without supervision? Why have you given her a webcam? And instead of helping her realize reaility, you (the dad) threaten these people with the cyber police? For some hater comments? Do you know how pathetic that is, the cyber police is not going to care! You should be making your kid play outside in the sun with her friends and not on the computer screaming profanity, and being a VERY brainwashed girl. HOW ARE YOU EVEN LETTING HER WEAR MAKE UP. AND PIERCINGS! If your daughter is reciving death threats then the best solution is.... gee let me think... should she even be wandering into the internet if she's that sentimental and clueless about the world, should she be making videos on YOUTUBE a PG14 when we know she doesn't know anything of what she's taling about? Hm do you know what she can find on the internet? gee well it's the internet that seems to be the problem no? THEN MAKE HER GET OUT OF THE INTERNET.
FOR THE GIRL
As an outsider, i say, she would of been very different if she was in aother family, but, she wasn't, so couldn't she have questioned herself? Well, apparently not. Look girl, there's something wrong if your making videos that are meaning less and pointless with swearing all the time and your getting into arguements with people who are MUCH more older than you. You should be outside playing not on the computer crying and saying things like "YOUR RUINING MY LIFE! I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOUR HATING ON ME!"
You sound Pathetic! Maybe if you stopped making videos then, people would stop hating because they would have nothing to make fun of, get yourself out of the position!! ..... but you didn't think that huh? So now well i guess you already screwed up.
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