{"id":959,"date":"2015-04-21T12:49:37","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T20:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bukkhead.com\/blog\/?p=959"},"modified":"2015-04-21T12:49:37","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T20:49:37","slug":"the-other-sisyphus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bukkhead.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/21\/the-other-sisyphus\/","title":{"rendered":"The Other Sisyphus"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following conversation did not occur at a Starbucks near my house:<\/em><\/p>\n

Hey.<\/p>\n

Hey.<\/p>\n

Been here long.<\/p>\n

Forever. A couple of minutes maybe.<\/p>\n

I just got here.<\/p>\n

I know. I saw you walk through the door.<\/p>\n

Yeah. I would have been here sooner, but I was running late.<\/p>\n

Amazing.<\/p>\n

Is that a scone?<\/p>\n

No, it\u2019s a plate.<\/p>\n

Is that a scone on top of the plate?<\/p>\n

Well, that depends. I\u2019ve eaten some of it. Is it still what it was, or is it something else now?<\/p>\n

That sounds like philosophy.<\/p>\n

It is. It\u2019s why we\u2019re meeting here. To study philosophy.<\/p>\n

Is it?<\/p>\n

No. Unless you think that the only reason to exist at all is to study philosophy.<\/p>\n

Is it?<\/p>\n

Yes.<\/p>\n

Oh.<\/p>\n

I mean it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n

Oh.<\/p>\n

I mean it\u2019s not a scone. It\u2019s a croissant.<\/p>\n

It\u2026 it doesn\u2019t look like a croissant.<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t look like a scone, either.<\/p>\n

Well, I don\u2019t know what I scone looks like.<\/p>\n

Then why did you ask if it was a scone?<\/p>\n

Because if it was a scone, then I would know what a scone would look like.<\/p>\n

Well, I\u2019m sorry about that. It\u2019s not a scone. It\u2019s a croissant.<\/p>\n

I know what a croissant looks like.<\/p>\n

Good for you.<\/p>\n

And that does not look like a croissant.<\/p>\n

Does it look like half a croissant?<\/p>\n

No.<\/p>\n

Are you sure? There are literally an infinite number of ways to cut a croissant in half. Are you sure you can hold in your mind an infinite number of images like that?<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t have to.<\/p>\n

Why not.<\/p>\n

Heuristics.<\/p>\n

Ah\u2026 good one. I\u2019d give you an A, if I was your teacher.<\/p>\n

Well, you\u2019re not.<\/p>\n

I know. Except, I am, sort of.<\/p>\n

No. You\u2019re not.<\/p>\n

Yes I am. I helped you there, helped you understand a subtle philosophical point.<\/p>\n

Well\u2026. I guess.<\/p>\n

So I\u2019m sort of your teacher.<\/p>\n

Like that\u2019s sort of a croissant.<\/p>\n

Yes. I mean no. I mean, didn\u2019t you just say you know what a croissant looks like?<\/p>\n

Yes.<\/p>\n

And this does not look like one?<\/p>\n

Yes.<\/p>\n

So why are you now saying it\u2019s sort of a croissant?<\/p>\n

Meta speech.<\/p>\n

Come again.<\/p>\n

I was talking about what we were talking about. That\u2019s meta speech. It refers to but does not have to be consistent with what we were saying before.<\/p>\n

And is that, what you just said, also meta speech?<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t be cute.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not being cute.<\/p>\n

You are. You\u2019re trying to be. Look, just answer the question.<\/p>\n

What question?<\/p>\n

Is that a scone?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to stand up now. I\u2019m going to ask you sit here. I\u2019m going to go outside. I\u2019m going to come back in. We\u2019re going to start over.<\/p>\n

Okay.<\/p>\n

And that will give you your answer.<\/p>\n

Okay.<\/p>\n

Good.<\/p>\n

Bye.<\/p>\n

Hey.<\/p>\n

Hey.<\/p>\n

Been here long?<\/p>\n

Forever. A couple of minutes maybe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The following conversation did not occur at a Starbucks near my house: Hey. Hey. Been here long. Forever. A couple of minutes maybe. I just got here. I know. I saw you walk through the door. Yeah. I would have been here sooner, but I was running late. Amazing. Is that a scone? No, it\u2019s … <\/p>\n

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