Philosophical Metaphors

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Sophie
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Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:24 pm
Sophie says... · Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:24 pm
"If there was no such thing as change, there'd be no butterflies"

"If you spit whilst running fast, it hits you in the face."


Anyone else care to share?
Oh the trees!
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QiGuaiGongFu
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Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:42 am
QiGuaiGongFu says... · Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:42 am
The bible.

there you go.
For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.
- HL Mencken
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Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:33 am
Doctor Kitty says... · Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:33 am
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Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:54 am
Snoink says... · Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:54 am
Just remember: the light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train.
Ubi caritas est vera, Deus ibi est.

"The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly." ~ Richard Bach

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Sophie
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Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:25 pm
Sophie says... · Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:25 pm
Ooh love that one Snoink!

Not particularly a metaphor, but slightly philosophical: For every one that made it, there's another fifty in rehab.
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Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:31 pm
QiGuaiGongFu says... · Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:31 pm
Everything in the bible COULD be a metephore. How do you know it isn't? And no, god says so, isn't going to convince anyone that doesn't already believe you.
For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.
- HL Mencken
Lie together like butt.
Presenting the GFuture, soon to be the Gnow, reality presented by Google.
Welcome to GEarth.
~Baske in the randomness~
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Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:15 pm
Snoink says... · Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:15 pm
(Let's not make this an argument, shall we?)

The scab only bleeds when you pick it, but that doesn't make it any less itchy.
Ubi caritas est vera, Deus ibi est.

"The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly." ~ Richard Bach

Moth and Myth <- My comic! :D
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