soundx98 Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 Please Keep this philosophy in mind the next time you either hear, or are about to repeat a rumor. In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC) Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance who ran up to him excitedly and said,"Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?" "Wait a moment," Socrates replied. "Before you tell me 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 let's take a moment to 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, even though you're not certain it's true?" The man shrugged, a little embarrassed. Socrates continued. "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 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?" The man was defeated and ashamed. 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog2525 Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 ha ha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundx98 Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 ha ha That you Nelson? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog2525 Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 maybe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundx98 Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 ha ha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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txmale36 Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 thats funny i got a kick out of that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog2525 Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 does anyone know how old the simpsons are Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 im gonna use this next time i hear rumors about DFI products Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cronocrash Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 in 10 minutes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
platdragon Posted May 2, 2005 Posted May 2, 2005 does anyone know how old the simpsons are as of sunday been on for 17 yrs. :cool: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psy^ Posted May 2, 2005 Posted May 2, 2005 That's simply awesome. educational, and funny :shake: :nod: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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