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Socrates Invents Western Civilization
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!["Oh and also, if you ever write any of this down, Plato, make sure to record how much I like gay sex."
Plato: "Hey Socrates,what are you doing?"
Socrates: "Oh...not much, Plato, just
laying down the foundations
of Western Civilization for the
next few thousand years."
Plato: "Oh, cool, can I take a look?"
Socrates: "Of course."
Description: It is just a piece of paper that says "everyone is an idiot"
Plato: "That's your entire idea?"
Socrates: "No, uh...I have other ideas too."
Socrates: "See? Here's the good part."
Description: it now says "everyone is an idiot except for Socrates."
Plato: "Socrates, this isn't anything. No one is going to read this."
Socrates: "You just don't get it!"
Socrates, throwing away the paper: "In fact, i just decided that my ideas can't be written down. It's more about having discussions."
Plato: "So what does that mean?"
Socrates, storming out the door: "It means I have to go tell everyone that they are idiots to their face. That's REAL philosophy!"
Plato: "Somehow I get the feeling that this isn't going to end well...."](http://static.existentialcomics.com/comics/SocratesInventsWesternCivilization.png)
"Oh and also, if you ever write any of this down, Plato, make sure to record how much I like gay sex."
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