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Title: BBS Wisdom from Socrates?
Post by: ravells on May 14, 2004, 04:11:43 AM

This is probably old, but I hadn't heard it before:

Keep this in mind the next time you either hear or are about to repeat a rumour!

In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was well known for his wisdom.
One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance who said excitedly, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of our students?"

Wait a moment," Socrates replied.
"Before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test.
It's called the Triple Filter Test."

"Triple filter?"
"That's right," Socrates continued "Before you talk to me about my student, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say.

The first filter 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 and ..."

"All right," said Socrates.
"So you don't really know if it's true or not.
Now let's try the second filter, the filter 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, but you're not certain it's true.
You may still pass the test though, because there's one filter left: 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?".
 
This is the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.
 
It also explains why he never found out that Plato was banging his wife.

Title: BBS Wisdom from Socrates?
Post by: Holden McGroin on May 14, 2004, 04:15:09 AM

Socrates knew about it... he was banging Plato.

Title: BBS Wisdom from Socrates?
Post by: ravells on May 14, 2004, 04:25:21 AM

LOLOL!!!

Title: BBS Wisdom from Socrates?
Post by: B17Skull12 on May 14, 2004, 06:39:12 PM

Anyone ever seen bill and ted excellent adventure:)

Title: BBS Wisdom from Socrates?
Post by: Sandman on May 14, 2004, 06:45:10 PM

In other words, don't make personal attacks.

Socrates was such a tard. ;)

Title: BBS Wisdom from Socrates?
Post by: midnight Target on May 14, 2004, 06:55:36 PM

and a hemlock lightweight.

Title: BBS Wisdom from Socrates?
Post by: ravells on May 14, 2004, 07:27:52 PM

I don't know why I posted that really. It's on a par with those awful moral fables that fly around the net.

I'm weakening.

Ravs

Title: BBS Wisdom from Socrates?
Post by: WilldCrd on May 14, 2004, 11:33:21 PM

My favorite socrates quote: I drank what?

Title: BBS Wisdom from Socrates?
Post by: Socrates on May 15, 2004, 01:02:34 AM

Mock me not for I may be banging your wife as well!

Title: BBS Wisdom from Socrates?
Post by: Staga on May 15, 2004, 01:44:20 AM

Socrates was very good football (soccer) player too :)

Title: BBS Wisdom from Socrates?
Post by: AKIron on May 15, 2004, 01:46:02 AM

I thought Socrates was banging the Oracles, or was that Plato?

Title: BBS Wisdom from Socrates?
Post by: Nash on May 15, 2004, 01:58:22 AM

Quote

Originally posted by AKIron
I thought Socrates was banging the Oracles, or was that Plato?

No you're right.

Plato was bangin' caves.

I can't figure out who's the smarter of the two.

Title: BBS Wisdom from Socrates?
Post by: AKIron on May 15, 2004, 02:06:18 AM

Gettin' late, think I'll go contemplate some cave shadows. Nite.