[S-news]Socrates
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Keep this philosophy in mind the next time you hear, or you are about to repeat a rumor. In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance, who ran up to him excitedly and said,
"Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?"
"Wait a moment," Socrates replied. "Before you tell me, I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Test of Three."
"Test of Three?"
"That's correct," Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my student let's take a moment to test what you're going to say. The first test is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"
"No," the man replied, "actually I just heard about it."
"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second test, the test of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my student something good?"
"No, on the contrary."
"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him even though you're not certain it's true?"
The man shrugged, a little embarrassed.
Socrates continued, "You may still pass though because there is a third test...... the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my student going to be useful to me?"
"No, not really."
"Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me at all?"
The man was defeated and ashamed and said no more.
This is the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.It also explains why Socrates never found out that Plato was banging his wife.
Moral of the story: don't be like Socrates, be like plato. Bang other people's wife's, listen to gossip, spread gossip/rumors for your benefit, cheat, lie, deceive, manipulate, eliminate,...
That's how you play this game. That's what winners are made of.
/moral lesson
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who is K?? o.o
what a brainless bullshit
Very interesting shadow. Very interesting.
wb!
true...
"Moral of the story: don't be like Socrates, be like plato. Bang other people's wife's, listen to gossip, spread gossip/rumors for your benefit, cheat, lie, deceive, manipulate, eliminate,...
That's how you play this game. That's what winners are made of."
If that was true you should be a great man in a great and big country but instead of that you are first in a village ...
Well in your case yes you are winner in your village but a common loser in a city
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Bitch please. I started this game in beta. I've done everything is there is to do. The only reason I'm staying this "village" (I can assume that that's what you mean with eBelgium) is because there are so many idiots here who's screw ups are hilarious as hell.
CP medal there isnt not in your profile! Mate please you really far away from winners ... Since beta and 16k str? loool omg Winners make multies also?
kk.. Mate, I was president of eUK (before they handed out Medals), I was president of eBE (didn't recieved the medal coz they sold it), I co-founded the Northern Alliance (first alliance in this game), I was Secretary general of the legendary ATLANTIS (back when alliances where still cool and interesting and wars where still something awesome), I've been minister in 4 or 5 countries, I was /v/akistani back in the day of the first and only empire that ever existed in this game and I'm pretty much one of the oldest still active players in this game. Just because I'm too lazy to work/train every day and because I've never bought a penny of gold in my life doesn't make no winner in this game. If medals and high strenght are your definition of "winning" this game, it only proves what a giant noob you are.
If you wouldn't be such an idiot and check the date people started playing on this profile page in stead of their strenght, you'd see that I started off on 12 dec 2007. The first launch of this game was in Nov 2007
Just to correct a lie in your statement, you did not miss the CP medal because they sold it. That was Thore Thoreson. You missed it becaues LeValeureuxLiegeois, who defeated you in the election, had to leave the game soon after elections when his father died unexpectedly. Even if there were nobody here who remembered that, this is easily verifiable. Lies don't make you a winner.
shadow mate my biografy is still better but i have no need to compare it with you. just the fact you were someone when erep had 100 players but now you are nothing prove that your way is wrong ... That was my point i m glad that you admit it with your biography ... And trust me it is more difficult to be a CP now than 2007, different times different numbers of voting people ...
There is no str criteria for me mate i dont even do full train but 16k saws inactivity too much it is your choice but even if you do 0.19 and free you should have great economy ... so explain to me how you are going to win by doing all this ? Or you define victory and winner when someone is bored to be winner and you insult him and he leaves you to win?
what a fabulous burn by maryamq. hue hue
Tomato, tomato. I honestly forgot. doesnt matter. I did remember I was president from the second or the 3rd day of that term.
Sure, you don't remember, we all believe it 😛
Anyway, wb 😉
plus, socrates was put to death after the spartans defeated them
You sure he wasn't beheaded and raped by spartacus?
Yes. He put on trial and imo used as a political scapegoat for those whose fault it was that the Peloponnesian War resulted in defeat for the Athenians. He was found guilty of something and put to death by poison.
Also, Socrates pre-dates Spartacus by several hundred years. It is also said that Socrates was not a very attractive man, so I do not feel anyone would want to sexually assault him.
actually, I think it was for corrupting the youth, though his comments about democracy did not help.
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
Socrates
Vote, good see shado back, KN already see this article and start cry on ebe forum that you come back
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I am astonished with this excellent peace of written mind. Vote.
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Deceive once and spend a life time forever looking over your shoulder.
Funny story but dude your reasoning is not what I call logic 😛
interesting topic!