The God Of Illusions

[Charles]

Originally Posted by merrylander

I will freely admit that I don't have all the answers, if I did I would be sitting in our private jet on the way to Europe to track down some ancestors and have some Newcastle Brown Ale and some nice Spanish wines.

Even if you had all of the answers, nobody would give you ten cents for them anyway.

That's because answers are just more reality, and people get a belly full of that every day.

What they want to hear is "dreams"...and they'll pay good money for that.

Chas

[Rex E.]

Originally Posted by Charles

Even if you had all of the answers, nobody would give you ten cents for them anyway.

That's because answers are just more reality, and people get a belly full of that every day.

What they want to hear is "dreams"...and they'll pay good money for that.

Chas

Hence organized religions...especially of the western kind.

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by Charles

Even if you had all of the answers, nobody would give you ten cents for them anyway.

That's because answers are just more reality, and people get a belly full of that every day.

What they want to hear is "dreams"...and they'll pay good money for that.

Chas

Then why the popularity of Reality TV?

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Then why the popularity of Reality TV?

'Reality TV" is to reality what pro wrestling is to sports.

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

'Reality TV" is to reality what pro wrestling is to sports.

Great analogy.

Regards,

D-Ray

[Charles]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Then why the popularity of Reality TV?

I suppose that the likes of P. T. Barnum and H. L. Mencken have answered that query in a more concise manner than I am capable of.

Or have at least received credit for it.

Chas

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by Charles

I suppose that the likes of P. T. Barnum and H. L. Mencken have answered that query in a more concise manner than I am capable of.

Or have at least received credit for it.

Chas

Ah Mencken, one of my heroes and from Charm City right next door.

[BlueStreak]

I have no idea how it all really started or why we're here. I guess it's only human to wonder and that's fine. It's when we start fighting over which theory is more correct and killing to prove the point......................

Dave

[icenine]

Actually there is an alien stranded with a broken spaceship on a moon orbiting Jupiter. Earth and mankind is just a message to said alien....the parts are on the way is the general gist of what the message is.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by icenine

Actually there is an alien stranded with a broken spaceship on a moon orbiting Jupiter. Earth and mankind is just a message to said alien....the parts are on the way is the general gist of what the message is.

I read a story like that once. There was some bit of message delivery technology that that was on a mission but had trouble and got stranded on a primitive planet. But it had the ability to take the dumb bird critters that were there and genetically engineer them into a flock that (over time) built the industry to build a spaceship so the message could get through.