Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 14, 2016
October 13, 2016
October 15, 2016
Transcript:
Goat: I think the key to success in life is to trust your gut. Pig: I do that. Goat: You do? Pig: Yes, I trust that it will always be there. Goat: I think that's different. Pig: It's the mot trust worthy part of me.
Trusting your gut is “truthiness” — Colbert’s word, meaning that what is self evident when you use your mind is less important than what you know in your gut. You believe your gut, not your mind, because you don’t like what you know with your mind. The problem with using your gut for thinking instead of your brain is that the products of the two organs become virtually identical.