Anna why have erected the blackboard in your room again<\/p>\n
Because I am trying to answer a question<\/p>\n
What is that question<\/p>\n
Why do philosophers die<\/p>\n
I would imagine for the same reason that we all do<\/p>\n
Their life force is spent<\/p>\n
We both believe in God yes<\/p>\n
Yes<\/p>\n
Our beliefs differ slightly as you are more traditional<\/p>\n
Whereas my beliefs are more pantheist in structure<\/p>\n
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Anna apart from the obvious answer why do philosophers die<\/p>\n
What is God’s logic<\/p>\n
Are you saying that God is logical<\/p>\n
Does he understand logic<\/p>\n
God created logic<\/p>\n
Then why do philosophers die<\/p>\n
It seems totally illogical for their minds to die<\/p>\n
And that I believe can be applied to all people with outstanding talents<\/p>\n
But I am thinking only of philosophers at present<\/p>\n
Imagine if philosophers were immortal<\/p>\n
Well Plato might see a few changes<\/p>\n
Have you seen the price of cheese in the supermarkets<\/p>\n
Be serious Anna<\/p>\n
I am<\/p>\n
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Would you like to see my blackboard<\/p>\n
Yes I would like to exchange sitting by the sea for a look at your curious blackboard<\/p>\n
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What are you doing<\/p>\n
Looking at chance<\/p>\n
Really<\/p>\n
How did Camus die<\/p>\n
In a car crash<\/p>\n
How did his father die<\/p>\n
In a car crash<\/p>\n
No his father died in the First World War<\/p>\n
What is the common factor<\/p>\n
That they both died violently<\/p>\n
Precisely<\/p>\n
But there is a strict difference between their deaths<\/p>\n
Do you know what that is<\/p>\n
Not really apart from the obvious<\/p>\n
That being<\/p>\n
That Albert’s dad died during a war whereas Albert died during a peaceful period<\/p>\n
There is another difference<\/p>\n
I am all ears Anna<\/p>\n
Well Albert’s dad went to war clear in the knowledge that there was a good possibility that he was going to die<\/p>\n
Whereas Albert when he accepted the lift was not expecting to die<\/p>\n
We do not get into a cars expecting to die<\/p>\n
There is an\u00a0 awareness that if the car is involved in an accident we might die<\/p>\n
But then again if one fell down a manhole then there is a possibility that we might receive fatal injuries<\/p>\n
But we do not avoid manholes or cars as the possibility is so slight<\/p>\n
Are we looking at the mathematics of coincidence Anna<\/p>\n
Very much<\/p>\n
Both Albert’s dad and Albert died violently<\/p>\n
That is the coincidence<\/p>\n
Albert’s dad was aware of the possibilities of death as wars are by their very nature violent<\/p>\n
But if Albert’s dad had survived the war as had been around when Albert accepted the lift do you think he would have stopped him<\/p>\n
No<\/p>\n
Why<\/p>\n
Because car travel is an extremely safe method of travelling<\/p>\n
It was logical to think that Albert would arrive safely<\/p>\n
That is a quite logical thought but is it a logical thought<\/p>\n
Albert’s dad has no foundation for this logic apart from the knowledge that most trips by car end safely<\/p>\n
In a way it was an abstract assumption as he has no proof that the trip would end safely<\/p>\n
That is what the boxes are at the top of my blackboard<\/p>\n
There was something else about Albert’s death that might have spooked his father<\/p>\n
That being<\/p>\n
That Albert had intended to travel by train and had already purchased a ticket<\/p>\n
Albert by changing his plans had without knowing had changed his own history<\/p>\n
He was responsible for his own actions and it is likely that if he caught the train he would have not died<\/p>\n
Camus would have lived his full life and no doubt have written many more books<\/p>\n
We will never know<\/p>\n
But where does his father come into this<\/p>\n
Well lets say Anna that you were at an airport travelling to New York to meet a friend and then the friend contacts you to say that she because of circumstances out of her control (family illness or something) she would be a couple of days\u00a0 late<\/p>\n
Would you<\/p>\n
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1\/ Travel on the same plane that you intended to fly on<\/p>\n
2\/ Book on a later plane so that you did not have to hang around in New York<\/p>\n
3\/ Cancel the whole trip<\/p>\n
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I would probably choose the second one<\/p>\n
Why<\/p>\n
Because I do not like hanging around<\/p>\n
I like to be in charge<\/p>\n
This would be a change in plan<\/p>\n
I had not allowed for this<\/p>\n
What would you choose<\/p>\n
One<\/p>\n
Why<\/p>\n
Because I would feel nervous about changing my plans<\/p>\n
Surely that is because you do not like flying and know that planes sometimes crash<\/p>\n
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As a little aside although I am not as nervous as you about flying<\/p>\n
I always feel safer when flying over the sea<\/p>\n
Why<\/p>\n
Because I am a good swimmer<\/p>\n
Logic tells me that if my plane crashes from 37000 feet into the sea that whether I am a good swimmer or not is of little importance<\/p>\n
But I ignore this logic and because of that feel calmer when flying over the sea<\/p>\n
All I cling on to is the fact that I am a strong swimmer<\/p>\n
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What should Albert’s dad have done<\/p>\n
I would like to say that he should have asked him to stick to his original plan<\/p>\n
But Albert’s dad had been dead for over forty years<\/p>\n
So as he was not there Albert was responsible for his own actions<\/p>\n
He had a railway ticket but made a fatal choice<\/p>\n
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I feel that we are going around in circles Anna<\/p>\n
Is is question after question after question<\/p>\n
If you ask too many questions<\/p>\n
There will be no room for the answers<\/p>\n
There is always room Anna<\/p>\n
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What was the original question<\/p>\n
Why do philosophers die<\/p>\n
Then what do you think the answer is<\/p>\n
I do not have an answer<\/p>\n
Then why ask the question<\/p>\n
Because as you see from the final line on the blackboard I had made a mistake<\/p>\n
That being<\/p>\n
I questioned God’s logic about letting philosophers die<\/p>\n
I stated that God invented logic<\/p>\n
How would I know that<\/p>\n
Am I greater than God<\/p>\n
Outlaw seems to think he is<\/p>\n
That is Outlaw<\/p>\n
I am not greater than God<\/p>\n
Did you think you were<\/p>\n
No<\/p>\n
But I stated that God invented logic<\/p>\n
Which was plainly wrong and that is what I was working out on this blackboard<\/p>\n
Philosophers die for various reason<\/p>\n
That is an easy answer<\/p>\n
I might have just been saying why do tramps die or why do grasshoppers die<\/p>\n
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Does he understand logic<\/p>\n
Is God a he<\/p>\n
Does God understand logic<\/p>\n
I have no idea<\/p>\n
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Anna we have a lovely table and chairs just yards from the sea<\/p>\n
Why do we not retire and watch the sun slowly set with a mug of hot chocolate<\/p>\n
Yes lets do that<\/p>\n
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Is Penelope in<\/p>\n
No<\/p>\n
That is logical as she cannot work from home<\/p>\n
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