A philosopher walks into a bar...

I'll be honest, philosopher jokes go over my head. I don't know enough philosophers for their jokes to make much sense, so this intro is going to be humor-free.

For this entry, let's imagine that Socrates and Aristotle are talking to each other. They'll probably be quiet for the first while because they are taking each other for granite... or perhaps because their throats are quartz. Maybe they've lost their marble and don't know how to talk? Okay, I'll stop it with the bust-jokes.

Aristotle studied many things during his life. Some of them will be briefly mentioned in the dialogue below. With all of his knowledge he must have believed there was a lot of good he could do in the world. Socrates was like-minded, in that he believed that God would provide a way for things to work out well, and that knowing (having knowledge) was happiness. The more he knew about others, the happier he could be. This reminds me of how Jesus taught that it doesn't matter very much if you lose your soul to find yourself, but that you can find yourself by seeking for others.

Socrates: All virtue is knowledge.

Aristotle: That would make virtue a metaphysical thing.

S: Yet it is the fiber of society. Without virtue, one cannot attain happiness nor societal growth.

A: Agreed. The more we know about each other, the more we learn of ourselves and the world around us.

S: I see that you've studied various fields such as geology, psychology, and biology. What have these told you about others and yourself?

A: That knowledge must be practiced, and not just known.

S: I believe the same. God would have us take all that we know and apply it to doing good for mankind.

A:Very well. Let us go out and serve according to our knowledge then, since this conversation won't do much to help others out.

S: Let's get going then!