A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes

The Invention of Philosophy

Description: Thales and his wife are sleeping in bed, he suddenly sits up and shouts: "My God, I've got it! What if we try thinking about stuff! " Thale's Wife: "Go to bed Thales, it's two in the morning." Thales: "Is it though? Maybe time is an illusion, did you ever think of that? Huh?!" Thales Wife: "Whatever, just go to sleep." Description: The next day Thales in drinking with his friends. Thales: "Alright guys, we are going to try something different today. I call it: philosophy." Heraclitus: "What is that?" Thales: "It's where we think about stuff...and try to figure out the truth about the world." Heraclitus: "Sounds weird. Can't we just drink and talk about who we want to have sex with, like usual?" Thales: "No! We are going to try to find the truth. So...any ideas about the ultimate nature of reality?" Pythagoras: "I don't get it. What are we supposed to do?" Thales: "Like what about this, what if everything was actually composed of water?" Pythagoras: "What, like...everything?" Thales: "Yes, everything! Because water can take other forms." Pythagoras: "Yeah but...even music?" Thales: "Look, I just invented philosophy this morning, so lay off, okay? There are no bad ideas."
Heraclitus: "Ohh, I think I'm starting to get it. Like, what if everything was really composed of...fire. " Thales: "Good, Heraclitus, and why is that?" Heraclitus: "Because fire... can take other forms." Democritus: "I get it, what if everything was composed of very small things?" Heraclitus: "Is it because very small things can be arranged in other forms, Democritus?" Democritus: "Exactly. Man, philosophy is easy." Thales: "Alright guys, you can't just say “everything is composed of...” and then name the first thing that comes to mind. There is more to philosophy than that." Pythagoras: "What if everything is composed of...numbers!" Democritus: "Whoa, trippy!" Heraclitus: "Good one Pythagoras." Thales, angrily: "Alright, that's it, you've ruined it. No more philosophy. Philosophy is stupid and i regret inventing it. "
"What if everything is composed of regret?"

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A Presocratic Get Together


But actually Pythagoras was wrong, the perfect joke is made of water because everything is water.

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The Pythagoreans


"What was your last cult?" "The Epicureans. It was like 90% just eating pots of cheese though, kind of lame."

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CSI: Athens


But there is nothing in the Stoic doctrine that says you can't celebrate when that over-popular jackass got what was coming to him, so Zeno of Citium partied hard that night.

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Hypatia of Alexandria and the Seven Presocratics



Later on, Socrates forgot that he poisoned the apple, and ate it himself. Plato had to make up this whole story about an apology, because it was just too embarrassing.

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