tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post4878398708776656799..comments2024-03-29T03:19:09.227-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: BAIT AND SWITCHRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-80729321613278708872016-09-04T05:06:20.042-04:002016-09-04T05:06:20.042-04:00Tom, I actually had that in mind as a little priva...Tom, I actually had that in mind as a little private joke.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-58909515385741070312016-09-04T03:00:11.971-04:002016-09-04T03:00:11.971-04:00"They promised to show me the starry heavens ..."They promised to show me the starry heavens above and the moral law within, but all I got was some phony synthetic a priori" -- Carnap van Reichenbach wallyverrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18358344785499490511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-75749761361369539492016-09-04T00:24:33.118-04:002016-09-04T00:24:33.118-04:00Most of my life (I'm 34), "geek" was...Most of my life (I'm 34), "geek" was more or less synonymous with "nerd". And these days, "nerd" is applied to all and sundry hobbies, interests, etc, so basically means "stronger than average liking of said hobby/interest". TheDudeDiogeneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613928663752680375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-20033885072223909162016-09-03T22:12:09.409-04:002016-09-03T22:12:09.409-04:00Interesting choice of words, 'geek', for y...Interesting choice of words, 'geek', for your sideshow metaphor. In our youth, 'geek' referred to the guy in the sideshow who was at the bottom of the food chain and whose job was to perform sensational, horrific acts like biting the head off a live chicken. I doubt that was your intended meaning for Kant geeks. : )Tom Cathcarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136970056480275148noreply@blogger.com