The older I become the more I realize
 

...that I do not know anything. I seem to recall from my college days that there was a phillosopher of old that came to the same conclusion and decided not to speak for the remainder of his life. Is my recollection correct and if so what was the phlisophers name?

not sure, but I do know that I know a hell of a lot more now than I knew in my college days :2 cents:

A google search did not help me learn the name of the Philosopher...but maybe because my recollection is not correct. Anyone?

The more you know, the less you understand - Tao Le Ching
The more you learn, the more you realize how little you know… - Socrates

okay, so can you reveal us how old you are ?

The more time you spend on GFY, the more you realize that theking is indeed Pathfinder.

I realized that you didn't know anything a long, long time ago... somebody taught you three insults when you were about eleven and you've stuck with them ever since.

pigshit!

I am in my early fifties.

The more time you spend on GFY, the more educated you will get. It's a given, post more! ;)

Perhaps you are thinking of Meher Baba - born in 1894, in 1925, after ending a period of seclusion, Meher Baba stopped speaking and remained silent until he dropped his physical form in January 1969.

Initially, he used writing to communicate. In 1927, he stopped writing and relied solely on an alphabet board, pointing to letters on the board. He stopped using the alphabet board in 1954, using only hand gestures as signs to communicate.

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Interesting fact. I guess he was a very enjoyable person :winkwink:

what gxm said.

"The older I become the more I realize..."

...how much i did NOT appreciate good music. I hear it, but i didn't HEAR it. Big difference.

I'm always amazed when i hear a good song, i hear/feel/discover things i didn't hear before...even though i've heard it millions of times growing up.

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/200...0301550801.jpg

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/200...0301550800.htm

The older I become, the more I...

want to go back in time and relive my younger days, knowing what I know now.


It's 2009 already, why hasn't anyone invented time travel yet? Christ, a guy could grow old waiting.

This is way of life you actually do not know anything.
you have some topics you are good at but you never can know everything.

Your dad was fighting in Vietnam in his 50's?

i've always thought he was one of the house trolls... :2 cents:

Hopefully survival of the species will weed out the most stupid...but sadly I'm not sure that is going to be the case.

Wisdom comes with the years :) Socrates is the one that said it if iam correct

who chooses who is stupid and who is smart?

a college man could call another man who works on his car motor all day stupid because he has no book smarts.

while another man could find that man genius because he is able to do anything with a motor.

who chooses what is intelligence?

my view of intelligence is being understanding and compassionate. if you can be understanding and compassionate for all types of people race/culture/rich/poor you will find yourself much more intelligent because you may be surprised some of these "stupid" people even have something to offer.

i find you stupid for the fact you want to weed out people. i did not know you are God, did you maybe think the same people who you think are stupid maybe also find you the same because you sit on an adult webmaster board when there is an entire world out there?

are we really that smart if we have millions in our bank when we just sit around and spend the majority of our lives working? i think not.

Brings a quote from Socrates to mind, 'all I know is that I know nothing'.

Even the French?


:D

This thread is too deep for me :)

I learned that at 18, best lesson ever

My father was killed in a car wreck about 40 years ago so the answer is...no.

Pigshit.