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Published: May 17, 2011
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Post Date: 2011-05-17 21:34:02 by farmfriend
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Subject: Socrates Keep this in mind the next time you are about to repeat a rumour or spread gossip. In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day an acquaintance ran up to him excitedly and said, "Wait a moment," Socrates replied, "Before you tell me I'd like you to pass a little test. "That's right," Socrates continued, "Before you talk to me about Diogenes let's take a moment to filter what you're going to say.. "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. "No, on the contrary..." "So," Socrates continued, "You want to tell me something about Diogenes that may be bad, even though you're not certain it's true?" The man shrugged, a little embarrassed. Socrates continued, "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 or anyone at all?" The man was bewildered and ashamed. It also explains why Socrates never found out that Diogenes was shagging his wife.
"Socrates, do you know what I just heard about Diogenes?"
It's called the Triple Filter Test."
'Triple filter?" asked the acquaintance.
The first filter is Truth.
Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"
Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness.
Is what you are about to tell me about Diogenes something good?"
"You may still pass the test though, because there is a third filter, the filter of Usefulness.
Is what you want to tell me about Diogenes going to be useful to me?"
This is an example of why Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.
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#1. To: farmfriend (#0)
BOOM!! Head shot. ROFL!!!
__________________________________________________________ LOL glad someone enjoyed it.
Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
It also explains why Socrates never found out that Diogenes was shagging his wife.
"This man is Jesus,” shouted one man, spilling his Guinness as Barack Obama began his inaugural address. “When will he come to Kenya to save us?"
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