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Curiosity forms the roots
of the Tree of Knowledge.
Scholarship is its trunk.
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So I take it that Oscar had to reinvent fire to light his pipe and the wheel for the carriage that took him around on the town? :p
“Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.” Oscar Wilde:sing:
@ John.Thanks, John. Not to change the subject, but did any of that volcanic ash from that second Iceland eruption ever hit England? Last time I heard it was heading that way.
Like the drawing :up:and the topic :up:
Beautiful drawing and words of wisdom!:)
Originally posted by musickna:
Not a quote really, but perhaps a summary of things from the past 40 years or so.The ideals of the Enlightenment are fading fast. 😦 Sort of a common theme on this blog. But I just have to keep at it.
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
I am very glad you do. The increasing influence of those who peddle ignorance and delight in base emotion instead of rational thought is one of the more lamentable trends in this new century.
Originally posted by musickna:
Speaking of which, it's almost my time of day to go watch CNN. 😆
Pleasure Ed.BTW: I am grinning as I read your reply. I love your country. I love you guys, for all sorts of reasons and I have family living in Ohio. I've known for a very long time that most Americans (present company excepted of course) have little interest in news outside their own borders. That's not a problem. I'm just telling you how some folk see things on this side of the pond.:D
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
Yes it did but unlike the previous time (April 2011) it did not impact in the same way and although there was a 'disruption' to air traffic here that was mainly due to the Civil Aviation Authority taking a very cautious attitude and bringing in restrictions that several major airlines here were very unhappy about. BA, as I recall, and Ryan each sent up their own 'test' plane and it encountered no problems. I seem to remember the ash from the second eruption was described by 'experts' as being heavier than the ash from the previous eruption and so the particles in the latter case were dispersed in a much shorter period. I'm flying to Chicago at the end July and I have paid in advance so if those volcanoes start up again I guess my insurance will not cover the 'act of God". But right now there is no sign of anything erupting as yet, over there in iceland, north-west of where I am presently sitting. I don't know what the present weather condition is like there (OK, I could google it) but here in southern England it's been 90f today and right now at 8.28pm it's still in the 80s.. a very beautiful evening. I haven't had all the patio doors and windows so wide open since the heat wave back in early spring and it sure feels good! Guess some of you there in the USA particularly down in NO and Miami (where I was not so long ago) will be used to hot weather, but I know that in other parts (I read our mutual friends' blogs and I also follow what happens in your country) it has been a very different story.
@ John. Thanks for the info. Between other news the story just seemed to fall off the map entirely here in the U.S. Glad it wasn't as bad as last time. If nothing else, for the sheep's sake. 😀
@ John.Oh you don't have to tell me, I agree — we are totally myopic over here. :down: :down:
Not all of us, though.:smile:
Originally posted by Stardancer:
True. In fact I thought about that after I posted the comment, but decided not to go back and change it. Anyway, a lot of us are myopic.:D
@ John. Well I'm not sure how much of a good example I would be. I grab 20 minutes of whatever news they are giving on CNN while I eat my lunch and that's it.
That's true, there are exceptionsand you and Ed are the examples.:)
I don't know what to say …but the tree I like. In my 20 started to bending my mind.
Originally posted by dolphin21:
Bending with those mushrooms you did a post on?:p
huh? saywhat? :eyes:
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
I wrote about a tree, and I do not eat toadstools :p although I have some a psychedelic experience. 🙂
"Curiosity forms the roots of theTree of Knowledge."Curiosity killed the cat, too :left: :sherlock:
@ Dizzy.:lol:@ Darko.Originally posted by gdare:
That's because they're cats. :p 😆
:lol:Okay, to get serious then, inquiry has killed some. The alchemists of old often were poisoned by the chemicals they used, especially lead. And Marie Curie died of long term exposure to radiation. "I shall keep silent about this science, which has led most who work in it into confusion, because there are few indeed who find what they seek, but an infinite number who have plunged to their ruin." — Aegidius de Vadis.
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
I'm curious to know how you figured that out? :left:
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Cats …oh you know they're up to no good, sitting there all innocent…its illusory. :cat:
I'm sure they're planning to take over the world. Luckily for us they don't have opposable thumbs.:p
Arbor PhilosophicaOriginally posted by edwardpiercy:
Following your thoughts, Ed, I have to agree, Wilde's quote is really ridiculous considering Oscar made is living with words. Forget the fire and wheel, Do you suppose language and writing was just absorbed through Oscar's skin during his youth? For Oscar, obviously, there was NO thanking your teacher if you can read this or that.A better motto might be: Something that is worth knowing can be learned. :left: :right: :beer:
@ Carlo.Well put! :up:
http://my.opera.com/lokutus-prime/blog/2011/06/29/oscar-oscar-as-a-child:p 😀 :up:
Originally posted by gdare:
At least she died having known the thrill of discovery.:heart:
that's so true! … but she has 9 lives (standard issue) and maybe she didn't use them all up? :sherlock:http://my.opera.com/lokutus-prime/blog/curiosity-thrilled-the-cat :p 😀 :cat:
Originally posted by Stardancer:
You know I really don't know how a cat would have any serious problems with discovery anyway. It's not as if it is off para-gliding or bungee cord jumping or taking the north face of the Eiger in winter. Besides, firemen always come to save their ass anyway.:p
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
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:lol:My mom used to say that thing about curiosity killing the cat to me all the time, just to shut up my questions. One day that thing about the thrill of discovery just popped out of my mouth. Next thing I knew, I got smacked right across that mouth.Being a smart-aleck is almost never a good idea.:lol:
Originally posted by Stardancer:
Yeah some discoveries aren't so thrilling, especially when they involve parents and a yard stick across the butt. :lol::heart:
Yeah.:yikes::lol::heart:
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
In vain you laugh because it's not funny really 🙄