Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal by Zach Weinersmith for August 10, 2015
August 09, 2015
August 11, 2015
Transcript:
Life tip: anything philosophers have never bothered considering can be said to have no ethical justification. Daddy! I found a turtle! There is no ethical justification for turtles!
When a man says there is no ethical justification for turtles, that’s what we call a fencepost turtle. When you see a turtle stuck on a fencepost and waving his legs around, you might wonder exactly how he came to that conclusion, but you can be sure that he didn’t get there on his own.
Ida No over 9 years ago
Turtle: “Imo gonna cut you, man.”
Bill The Nuke over 9 years ago
There’s no ethical justification for philosophers.
Brett Bydairk over 9 years ago
Congratulations Bill, you just did philosophy!
knitkitty over 9 years ago
Then, of course, it’s turtles all the way down…
seismic-2 Premium Member over 9 years ago
“Turtles all the way down” is inductive reasoning, which is philosophy.
Brass Orchid Premium Member over 9 years ago
When a man says there is no ethical justification for turtles, that’s what we call a fencepost turtle. When you see a turtle stuck on a fencepost and waving his legs around, you might wonder exactly how he came to that conclusion, but you can be sure that he didn’t get there on his own.