[22:15] <Ben> what is the Isle of Uhm doing so far away from Uhuh-Topia?
[22:15] <BraPe> that isle has always been there
[22:16] <BraPe> it belonged to Uhuhville first though
[22:16] <Ben> oh
[22:16] <Ben> you claimed it? Evil you! :P
[22:16] <BraPe> I needed a military headquarters in a safe location
[22:16] <Ben> lol
[22:16] <Ben> what happens when the enemy cuts off Uhm from the rest of Uhuh-Topia?
[22:17] <BraPe> they can try...
[22:17] <BraPe> but there's tunnels under the ocean floor <G>
[22:18] <Ben> LOL
[22:18] <Ben> Long tunnels then
[22:18] <BraPe> not really
[22:18] <BraPe> there's a subspace anomaly there, sort of like a wormhole
[22:18] <Ben> ahh
[22:19] <Ben> hmm, Philly Inc's scientists would love to get their hands on that technology. Only to argue about the metaphysical consequences, of course.
[22:19] <BraPe> it's not technology, it's a natural phenomenon
[22:20] <Ben> They would still like to argue about the metaphysical consequences, though <G>
[22:21] <BraPe> they're philosophers, they even like to argue about metaphysical consequences of eating a cookie!
[22:22] <Ben> And there are many metaphysical consequences to be considered about eating a cookie, you know
[22:22] <BraPe> if I now say 'there are?', will I get even more bored by your answer? ;)
[22:23] <Ben> yes, most likely
[22:24] <Ben> so just don't ask
[22:24] <Ben> It's reassuring to see that my philosophical remarks (no matter how absurd or quasi-philosophical they might be) never fail to bore you
[22:25] <BraPe> actually, I was already bored :P
[22:25] <Ben> Then I would bore you even more
[22:25] <BraPe> I doubt it
[22:26] <Ben> [22:22] <BraPe> if I now say 'there are?', will I get even more bored by your answer? ;)
[22:26] <Ben> You have just given the answer to that question yourself <G>
[22:26] <BraPe> no, I asked that question because there was doubt...there still is doubt :P
[22:27] <Ben> In that case, you have already given a hypothesis
[22:27] <Ben> one which may require testing.
[22:28] <Ben> So... Aristotle's metaphysics, chapter one
[22:28] * Ben prepares to quote
[22:28] <Ben> :P
[22:28] <BraPe> no, you can just start testing
[22:28] <BraPe> you need to make a test plan first!
[22:28] <Ben> I do?
[22:28] <BraPe> yes
[22:28] <Ben> not in my field of study
[22:28] <BraPe> *any* test needs a plan
[22:29] <BraPe> you can't just randomly test things without thinking first if your test covers all possibilities and so
[22:29] <Ben> You're right, but in this case, it would be ridiculous to work out a test plan if I already formed one by preparing to quote Aristotle
[22:30] <Ben> and after that, perhaps some Heidegger...
[22:30] <Ben> until we've exhausted all possibilities
[22:31] <BraPe> uhuh :P
[22:31] <Ben> Fortunately, my copy of Aristotle's "Poetics" (to start with) is in Dutch, so it would make a lousy quote on the website *sends this to Rob... muwhahahaha :P*
