Sam [7-yr-old]: How much do you weigh?
Me: About 200 lbs, give or take 10 lbs depending on the season.
Sam: Wow, that's a lot.
Me: It's not so much.
Sam: Dad could you lift up this [chest-of-drawers]?
Me: Yeah, I built it and carried it in there.
Johno [5-yr-old]: Dad, could you lift up this [bed]?
Me: Sure, no problem.
Sam: Dad could you lift up the whole house?
Me: No way. No normal human could lift up the house.
Sam: Yeah. But God could.
God's a ghost.
Me: [One eyebrow highly raised]
Sam: Well. Sort of.
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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')
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