There are lots of things out there that nobody knows the answer to, even though we now have the ability to find the answers to so many things so easily.
Btw somehow I never heard nor heard of Leonard Cohen until my wife introduced me to him in my mid-30s.
How could I NOT know about this man?
I know how to eat and sleep and respire, hopefully, which are all swell. But him and his music surely rise a level of importance far exceeding mundane nonsense like bodily functions.
I dunno 🤔. I have been told, at various stages of my life by various different people, that I am “devoid of all emotion”. I almost took it as a compliment. Not sure it was meant that way though 😁
Then there are the sociopaths (about 4% of the population) who don’t understand emotions like empathy and compassion. They go on to be a significant portion of our CEOs, and politicians. My proof? I read it on the internet, so it must be true. 😆 But I do think there are people who only understand their own happiness and not the needs of others.
For sure. My only assertion around emotions is that everybody feels them, although (as you rightly point out) a non-zero subset of humanity has no idea how to handle them.
You’re wrong. My preferred version is objectively better. It was in that Pump Up the Volume movie so it’s been proven by the most important metric ever…. What Would Christian Slater Do? 🤣
I’m not convinced that any of these things would be commonly considered as knowledge. But since you don’t define knowledge, or what it means to know something, I guess you can apply the term as liberally as you want.
How do our proteins know how and when to fold when the fetus is formed? How do cells know how to divide? Perhaps knowing is not the basis of intelligence…
Oh man. I can't believe you've officially become a shill for BIG BROTHER, bro.
Everybody knows emotions are a plot by the CIA to make us more susceptible to manipulation, breathing is how the government gets us to inhale mind-control vapors from the chemtrails, and heartbeat allows the NSA to track our every move via sonar.
I have not had my coffee yet so please excuse my muddled comment. I’m wondering if our body actually ‘know’ what to do physiologically. Doesn't that infer that say, the lungs have a mind that knows how to regular the process of breathing? Hmmm. Epistemologically, this poses a host of questions, in that what mechanism is knowing how to function. Do our lungs have a mind? Now back to making coffee…
Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
-Leonard Cohen, “Everybody Knows”
Great song!
Beat me to it. 😁
Btw somehow I never heard nor heard of Leonard Cohen until my wife introduced me to him in my mid-30s.
How could I NOT know about this man?
I know how to eat and sleep and respire, hopefully, which are all swell. But him and his music surely rise a level of importance far exceeding mundane nonsense like bodily functions.
I agree wholeheartedly…
I had heard Cohen during my 20s and maybe even late teens, but I never really found out who he was until I was in my 30s, so I feel ya!
Oh man. You beat me to it. That’s what I get for not checking my email for a couple days.
I was going to post this... good catch.
I like the Concrete Blonde version more.
I dunno 🤔. I have been told, at various stages of my life by various different people, that I am “devoid of all emotion”. I almost took it as a compliment. Not sure it was meant that way though 😁
Then there are the sociopaths (about 4% of the population) who don’t understand emotions like empathy and compassion. They go on to be a significant portion of our CEOs, and politicians. My proof? I read it on the internet, so it must be true. 😆 But I do think there are people who only understand their own happiness and not the needs of others.
For sure. My only assertion around emotions is that everybody feels them, although (as you rightly point out) a non-zero subset of humanity has no idea how to handle them.
Yes, this is a cover but I like this version more. https://youtu.be/l5Fb4K8pNmg?si=aL8dTtlma4P177ab
I like the original so much more it's hard to articulate it! But I also have a strong aversion to any band I was too cool to listen to during the 90s.
You’re wrong. My preferred version is objectively better. It was in that Pump Up the Volume movie so it’s been proven by the most important metric ever…. What Would Christian Slater Do? 🤣
He would mimic Jack Nicholson all the way to the bank!
Do you have Pandora? You might like this playlist I'm working on:
https://www.pandora.com/playlist/PL:198494836309887817:74638688
I’m not convinced that any of these things would be commonly considered as knowledge. But since you don’t define knowledge, or what it means to know something, I guess you can apply the term as liberally as you want.
I know what you mean.
I mean, what do I know?
How do our proteins know how and when to fold when the fetus is formed? How do cells know how to divide? Perhaps knowing is not the basis of intelligence…
Oh man. I can't believe you've officially become a shill for BIG BROTHER, bro.
Everybody knows emotions are a plot by the CIA to make us more susceptible to manipulation, breathing is how the government gets us to inhale mind-control vapors from the chemtrails, and heartbeat allows the NSA to track our every move via sonar.
I'm on to you!
Everybody knows these things?
Literally everybody.
“Chemtrails” and “ Sonar” seem a bit old school to me. Maybe not…
That's what The Man wants you to believe.
You mean the Taylor Swift song?
The Man
Taylor Swift
EXPLICIT
I would be complex
I would be cool
They'd say I played the field before I found someone to commit to
And that would be ok
For me to do
Every conquest I had made would make me more of a boss to you
I'd be a fearless leader
I'd be an alpha type
When everyone believes ya
What's that like?
I'm so sick of running as fast as I can
Wondering if I'd get there quicker
If I was a man
And I'm so sick of them coming at me again
'Cause if I was a man
Then I'd be the man
I'd be the man
I'd be the man
They'd say I hustled
Put in the work
They wouldn't shake their heads and question how much of this I deserve
What I was wearing
If I was rude
Could all be separated from my good ideas and power moves?
And they would toast to me, oh
Let the players play
I'd be just like Leo
In Saint-Tropez
I'm so sick of running as fast as I can
Wondering if I'd get there quicker
If I was a man
And I'm so sick of them coming at me again
'Cause if I was a man
Then I'd be the man
I'd be the man
I'd be the man
What's it like to brag about
Raking in dollars
And getting bitches and models
And it's all good if you're bad
And it's okay if you're mad
If I was out flashing my dollars
I'd be a bitch, not a baller
They paint me out to be bad
So it's okay that I'm mad
I'm so sick of running as fast as I can
Wondering if I'd get there quicker if I was a man (you know that)
And I'm so sick of them coming at me again (coming at me again)
'Cause if I was a man (if I was a man)
Then I'd be the man (then I'd be the man)
I'm so sick of running as fast as I can (as fast as I can)
Wondering if I'd get there quicker if I was a man (hey)
And I'm so sick of them coming at me again (coming at me again)
'Cause if I was a man (if I was a man), then I'd be the man
I'd be the man
I'd be the man (oh)
I'd be the man (yeah)
I'd be the man (I'd be the man)
If I was a man
Then I'd be the man
Taylor Swift isn't real. She's an AI-powered hologram designed by the Deep State to pacify the population.
You can't fool me, I'm too sane and well-informed, you see.
I see!
I have not had my coffee yet so please excuse my muddled comment. I’m wondering if our body actually ‘know’ what to do physiologically. Doesn't that infer that say, the lungs have a mind that knows how to regular the process of breathing? Hmmm. Epistemologically, this poses a host of questions, in that what mechanism is knowing how to function. Do our lungs have a mind? Now back to making coffee…
Interestingly, there is some semi-autonomous functioning (outside of what the brain regulates), although it doesn't work without the brain.