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williegoat
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AUG 02, 07:59 PM
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https://psyche.co/ideas/wha...-the-quest-for-truth
| quote | If we want the whole truth, there is also a third level of reality: the reasons why the performers are telling the story they are. This is the ‘ultimate’ reality of the bookers or promoters of the wrestling show who determine the storylines, and who wins and who loses, and that’s mostly a story about the bottom line: which sorts of contest will draw the fans and make money for the promoters.
To discover these things is to ascend out of Plato’s cave, and find out the truth behind the matches, the wrestlers and the shows. |
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Let's go Brandon!
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randye
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AUG 02, 10:17 PM
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From the last line of the article: "Philosophers, like pro wrestling fans, are happiest when they don’t know everything, and that’s a good thing."
My maternal Grandfather was the most gentle, honest and wise man that I have ever known in my life. He taught me to value the truth and hold it dear.
He was also a very devoted fan of "pro-wrestling" on TV and I remember many, many hours as a child sitting by his side as he cheered at the TV screen for his favorites and booed at the "villains".
Years later when I was in college I once joked with him about how he thinks that TV wrestling is "real".
I'll never forget his reply. He quietly said: "Nope. You're wrong, I never believed it was real. Your Grandma has her TV stories she likes to watch and I have mine."
Occasionally watching the shadows on the cave wall doesn't always mean that we believe in them.
Some actually see them for the illusions and allegories they sometimes offer us.
The important part is in always knowing what is flickering shadow and what is truth.[This message has been edited by randye (edited 08-02-2022).]
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