Talking about seeing the moon, sunlight, the earth's relation to the sun and moon....
Samuel [6-yr-old]: Dad, suppose that you are at the edge of the earth and...
Me: There is no edge of the earth, Buddy.
Sam: Well, if you are at the edge...
Me: There's isn't any edge, Sam, well, depending on what you mean by 'edge.' The Earth is round. It's a sphere like a basketball.
Sam: Like a basketball?
Me: Yeah, the Earth is shaped like a basketball, so there is no edge. There's just a surface like on a basketball but that surface has no edge.
Sam: Is EVERYTHING shaped like a basketball???
Me: You mean in space?
Sam: Yeah, in space.
Me: More or less.
Sam. Wow, everything is shaped like a basketball. Wow. What about the moon? Why is it in pieces?
Me: Huh?
Sam: Why is it in pieces?
Me: What do you mean it's in pieces??
Sam: Well, sometimes its shaped like a "C". It's sometimes a piece of a ball.
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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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