What is your justification for thinking?

Yes. I think daily, and to excess.

I've tied to stop. Even succeeded for short periods of time, but zen I fall off the wagon.

Well, you had an unusually perceptive prof, obviously.

I minored in philsoophy. So very little of the nonsense posted on A2k by the resident philosophers is actually new to me. But these guys here (and I don't want to mention any names -- you know who you are) who haunt the pholosophy/theology threads and pounce on any topic at all have the unenviable gift of just plain ovderthinking everything. It's obvious from the replies of some that they've given the matter under discussion a great deal of thought. A great deal less thought might have led to a far preferable conclusion and certainly a more readable summary of one's point of view.

I'm a firm believer in the law of gravity, for instance. I don't have to think about whether it's self-delusional to believe this.

Didn't they tell you that puns are the lowest form of cognitive substance abuse? You'll hit rock bottom in no time, mister!

And if he really zen fell off the wagon, how does he know it was not the wagon which moved from under him?

Since he has already admitted his thinking habit, I think he arrived at this conclusion by thinking. DrewDad is pathetic that way.

but if he had arrived at the conclusion wouldn't he have just stepped down from the wagon?

Joe(before the wagon was way gone)Nation

I'd have to think about that. (Juuuuust this one thought. I'll stop after that. Honest!)

Where have I heard that before? I'll just have the one thought. But then one thought leads to another and another and before you know it, you're coming up with full-blown hypotheses and cock-a-mamie theories.

Ain't that the truth.

or did the wagon step up from him?

So you have gotten into that name-calling nonsense also, Thomas. Another thing I never woulda thought about you.

Disappointing.

Er....you understand Thomas is playing, don't you?

Or did I not get that YOU are playing?

Actually, if Thomas is just playing here rather than slinging an insult, I truly did miss it.

It sounded like an insult to me, but I have been wrong before...although I didn't think I would make this year's mistake this early in the year.

If it has happened, however, I apologize.

I have to cut the grass today and was about the get the lawnmower out of the garage, I gave it a little thought, I should wait another hour so I don’t wake my neighbors.

We actually have a law here in Piscataway NJ that requires everyone to wait until after 8:00 on a weekend to do any mowing!

Most of us are treating this as a "parody" thread, Frank. Thomas surely was.

No need. After all, you know I'm a card-carrying member of "Citizens Against Irony". So of course you missed my relapse into this gateway habit that so often leads to thinking. I'm the one who needs to apologize.

You can fix this by throwing away your iron, as I have.
Well, that's a fib, I only tossed the board.

I don't think so.

Who accused us of thinking?