6-year-old Sam in the tub with baby-bath bubbles accumulating....
Sam: Dad, why does the water [coming out of the spigot] pop the bubbles [beneath it]?
Me: I don't know exactly. But you should ask a chemist if you want to know.
Sam: Oh. But how do you know a chemist knows if YOU don't know why water pops the bubbles???
Me: Good question. Even though I don't know all that chemists know, I know WHAT THEY DO.
Sam: Oh. They must know about magic.
Me: Most everything is magic if you think about it.
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Unlike my ancient predecessor, this Tullius hasn't had his hands chopped off. With hands attached I offer my thoughts on philosophy, religion, politics, and whatever else I find worth mentioning. I'm conservative religiously and politically (with libertarian leanings). I value reason and freedom but also traditions and "Oldthink." I relish being on the wrong side of history when history is wrong--part of a philosopher's job is to be unpopular. (Views given here may not represent my employers')
Sam's clearly a pretty intelligent dude. At 6 years old, he's already formulated Meno's Paradox. Clearly, he gets his smart genes from his mother. :)
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