Whether there’s an elephant in your bathtub when we go and look is at best only circumstantial evidence as to whether or not there is an elephant there right now. He may finish his bath and leave before we get there.
One day, while visiting the county offices, I spied a small booklet on a window ledge. The title was “Can You Prove There Is No Hell.” I still have this bit of misguided philosophy, mainly because of the logical boo boo in the title. My first reaction was, “No, but neither can you prove that there are no iridescent unicorns orbiting Neptune.”
i am reminded of the children’s book where the mommy elephant is desperate for peace and quiet and takes her tea and book into the bathtub. one by one her kids need to know what she’s doing and join her. finally she leaves the kids in the tub and goes elsewhere for quiet while the kids play in the tub.those kiddy elephants would be tough to miss (especially when they won’t go away)
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Wait. Did I say those were reviews of MY art? I just said they quoted art reviews.
dadoctah almost 9 years ago
But how does looking prove there isn’t an invisible elephant, or one the size of a microbe?
fredd13 almost 9 years ago
Whether there’s an elephant in your bathtub when we go and look is at best only circumstantial evidence as to whether or not there is an elephant there right now. He may finish his bath and leave before we get there.
Ferret-Fever almost 9 years ago
Once again we are back to Schrodinger’s cat!
ericbutts74 almost 9 years ago
Define elephant.
ImpishCoder almost 9 years ago
USA Today would be believable. For that extra bit of realism, though, make sure to misspell a few words.
Chithing Premium Member almost 9 years ago
One day, while visiting the county offices, I spied a small booklet on a window ledge. The title was “Can You Prove There Is No Hell.” I still have this bit of misguided philosophy, mainly because of the logical boo boo in the title. My first reaction was, “No, but neither can you prove that there are no iridescent unicorns orbiting Neptune.”
grainpaw almost 9 years ago
You can prove a negative.https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/believing-bull/201109/you-can-prove-negative
cubswin2016 almost 9 years ago
Bucky’s art is a tour de farce.
abbybookcase almost 9 years ago
i am reminded of the children’s book where the mommy elephant is desperate for peace and quiet and takes her tea and book into the bathtub. one by one her kids need to know what she’s doing and join her. finally she leaves the kids in the tub and goes elsewhere for quiet while the kids play in the tub.those kiddy elephants would be tough to miss (especially when they won’t go away)