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Rumors, Think about this....
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Subject: Rumors
Keep this philosophy in mind the
next time you hear, or 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
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