Real Life Adventures by Gary Wise and Lance Aldrich for February 15, 2016
February 14, 2016
February 16, 2016
Transcript:
Man: Whatcha doin sport? Boy: Inventing. See? It's a stick, with another stick tied to it. So if someone needs a double stick, here it is. Man: My son, albert einstick.
1. The father ought not to discourage his son by insulting him.2. It would not be “Einstick,” but rather “Zweisticks,” anyway.3. This small invention, by a tiny boy, is more than any animal in the world could do. Humans can really “think” (abstractly, etc.), but animals cannot. Animals act purely on instinct … or by accident … or by mechanically storing memories of experiences, which later evoke automatic attraction/avoidance responses. Nowadays, probably due to religious beliefs in reincarnation, many people wrongly imagine ridiculously grandiose things about animals (e.g., rights, personhood, humanlike capabilities, etc.) — and they sometimes even ludicrously buy and spend vast sums on pets, rather than raise children (despite being able to do the latter).
Farside99 over 8 years ago
Never discourage the search to innovate. He’ll grow up, and maybe eventually find a way to add another stick.
BearsDown Premium Member over 8 years ago
The apple doesn’t fall far from the stick.
Fantom Premium Member over 8 years ago
The kid can really stick two it.
grossvatter over 8 years ago
Send that boy to Silicon Valley,he can invent things there.He is a genius!!!!!
Raider Red Premium Member over 8 years ago
That Albert Einshtick made me LOL . . .
jfgecik over 8 years ago
1. The father ought not to discourage his son by insulting him.2. It would not be “Einstick,” but rather “Zweisticks,” anyway.3. This small invention, by a tiny boy, is more than any animal in the world could do. Humans can really “think” (abstractly, etc.), but animals cannot. Animals act purely on instinct … or by accident … or by mechanically storing memories of experiences, which later evoke automatic attraction/avoidance responses. Nowadays, probably due to religious beliefs in reincarnation, many people wrongly imagine ridiculously grandiose things about animals (e.g., rights, personhood, humanlike capabilities, etc.) — and they sometimes even ludicrously buy and spend vast sums on pets, rather than raise children (despite being able to do the latter).