Philogagging

Dimitri: If Atlas holds up the world, what holds up Atlas?
Tasso: Atlas stands on the back of a turtle.
Dimitri: But what does that turtle stand on?
Tasso: Another turtle.
Dimitri: And what does that turtle stand on?
Tasso: My dear Dimitri, its turtles all the way down!

A classic example of the chicken or the egg. What I learned is that you can never argue with philosophy. It's just one of those concepts that you'll never get a straight answer out of. Like the law of non-contradiction. I think the hardest thing for a judge is to have to decide on subjective matters. Of two sides, each seem to always have a point. We just have to learn how to weigh them. Either way, one side is always shortchanged.

I remembered ethics and our objective essays. Thankfully, I have talked to the pol-sci geek who explained to me what that is. Otherwise, I'd have no clue. The mere idea of essays bring to a CoE student a sense of "yes, 'di ko kailangang mag-aral!" Apparently not. If you get the "yes or no" question wrong, don't bother writing a long essay. Words don't count here. Common mistake.