Q: Why are many Philosophers Celibate...

[Indi Guy]

???

[Deja Q]

1. Because they're too busy finking to be thucking?

:yoiks:

[leftofthedial]

2. they think

therefore they cum

[Deja Q]

15. No, that's just a different form of ED...

:blush:

:hide:

[RandomThoughts]

3. When the women says something flirtatious.

The philosopher goes into 20 minutes about some obscure writing
she got him to think about.

Examining its relevance in day to day life, and the moment.

Pondering if she alluded to the greater depth without even knowing it.
He responds back with clarity and purpose.

Her eyes glaze over, and soon her eyes find the guy on the other bar stool.

[pitohui]

4. facts not in evidence

any reason to believe that "many" (or even "any") philosophers are celibate?

[Taverner]

6. Yes - I don't think Rimbaud was celibate

[Tuesday Afternoon]

8. I believe the evidence showed to the contrary...

:yoiks:

[Taverner]

10. Was Rimbaud celibate????

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimbaud

Rimbaud and Verlaine began a short and torrid affair. Whereas Verlaine likely had prior homosexual experiences, it is not known whether the relationship with Verlaine was Rimbaud's first. During their time together they led a wild, vagabond-like life spiced by absinthe and hashish.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

12. that is what I meant ...

:blush:

the evidence showed to the contrary of the OP...sorry, posted in the wrong spot :D

[Taverner]

5. Because when it all comes down to it, Masturbation is much more efficient

Much easier to clean up a 2 inch stain than the product of coitus completus

[Deja Q]

16. And products like "Shout" and "Spray and Wash" are expensive too.

[Taverner]

20. Hence bleach and all white cumrags

:evilgrin:

[siligut]

7. Sorry guys.

Not celibate, in the closet. Also, I suspect, a high degree of Asperger’s.

[Deja Q]

11. Well, nobody's perfect...

:yoiks:

[undeterred]

9. Some of the men I met in graduate school

(where I studied religion and philosophy) were just very shy and introverted. But brilliant and interesting. So, maybe they have a hard time with relationships, not with sex. Some are super nerds.

[Indi Guy]

14. Were they just shy, or did you sense that some of them...

...had an ethic about sex?

[undeterred]

19. "An ethic about sex"

I don't know what you are implying. I would say none of them were promiscuous or would be the type to exploit another person for their own pleasure. Not the type who would run off at the mouth about "getting laid". They were gentlemen.

[skygazer]

13. Well, it does give you a lot of time to think

[pokerfan]

17. Aristotle was married three times

Despite this, he believed that men possessed more teeth than women. Brilliant mind but not much of a researcher.

[davsand]

18. Men have two heads they think with--a big one and a little one.

The little head tends to focus on one subject, exclusively and it is not terribly philosophical.


Just sayin...


Laura