2006-07-08 05:49:24 · 15 answers · asked by White Man 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
To paraphrase "P.T.Barnum" :
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and
you can fool all of the people some of the time, but,
you can't fool all of the people all of the time !
Look at Al-Quaida, at Hitler, ...................
2006-07-08 05:59:50 · answer #1 · answered by Richard B-H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
damn great question man! WOW
1st i would say there is no such thing as "foolish thing" it does not exist in reality . It is a story told by an observer. So if all the observers get in on it - and do not see it as a foolish thing - the story foolish will cease to exist! from my point of view - it is agreement which creates reality as we usually know it.
2006-07-08 14:54:39 · answer #2 · answered by zigzagidiot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does a fool know that he is being foolish? That is why it is so important to seek out wise council from others who are both knowledgable on earthly wisdom and spiritual wisdom, so you may come to your own understanding, and not trust the words of a fool.
2006-07-08 13:04:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vast majority of people in this world believe in silly or foolish things. That doesn't mean that we can disrespect those beliefs but that doesn't mean either that they are not silly beliefs. What is, is!!!
2006-07-08 12:52:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
True. And if a billion people believe it, it's still foolish.
2006-07-08 12:54:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's entirely plausible there are 50 million fools.
Atheists for example.
2006-07-08 12:51:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you totally, or more specifically, I agree with Anatole France totally.
Here's one for you:
"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish" - Euripides
2006-07-20 05:04:33 · answer #7 · answered by DrewBoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
50 million people can believe the sky is pink, it still doesn't make it so. belief in a fairy tale does not make it the truth.
2006-07-08 12:58:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In "The Mikado", a Gilbert and Sullivan operatta, one of the lines was, "Any man who is more right than his neighbors constitutes a majority of one".
2006-07-08 14:14:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, what a foolish question!
2006-07-08 12:53:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋