A train was traveling thru Europe and in one cabin was a mathmatician, a philosopher, and a young boy. When the train crossed the border into Germany, they passed a black sheep and the boy said, "Look, the sheep in this country are black!"
The mathmatician said, "All you can say is that some of the sheep in Germany are black."
The philosopher said, "All you can really say is there is at least 1 sheep in Germany that is half black."
2006-11-25 20:34:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
A mathematician, a philosopher and an engineer are trapped on a desert island with one can of beans and no tin opener.
The engineer goes to find a rock to bash open the can with.
The philosopher says "The can is not real. This island is not real. I am not real. All is illusion, so I will just ignore everything."
The mathematician assumes a can opener and eats the beans.
2006-11-26 00:57:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a wonderful way of saying what philosophy is........ not to take anything for granted and look at all possibilities before arriving at a conclusion and accept the possibility of no conclusiveness as a fact of life too. Maths is close enough except that it is unable to deal with imperfections and inconsistencies.
Thanks for the great little story ... I enjoyed it a lot!!
2006-11-26 08:54:19 · answer #2 · answered by small 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hahahaa!
2006-11-26 04:40:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
And the question is?
But the answer is "0"
2006-11-26 05:44:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Don't get it...is this a American humor (Humour)
no offence ..love Americans..lol
2006-11-26 05:03:59 · answer #5 · answered by JJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cute one, especially the half black!
2006-11-26 05:41:54 · answer #6 · answered by dlin333 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋