Thread: From x to Philosophy

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    Default From x to Philosophy

    Got this from an xkcd comic. Start on a random article and click on the first link that isn't a citation and isn't in parenthesis to see if you get to philosophy. Some examples,
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_group
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_classification
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organism
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_science
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fact
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_%28truth%29
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodegradation
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerobic_organism
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organism
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_science
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fact
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_%28truth%29
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-4_%28explosive%29
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_explosive
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosive_material
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosion
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantity
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_%28philosophy%29
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_philosophy
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_franchise
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclusive_right
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_law
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxon
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanic_peoples
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-European_languages
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_family
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_classification
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organism
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_science
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fact
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_%28truth%29
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestication
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_classification
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organism
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_science
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fact
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_%28truth%29
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy

    yay

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    im pretty sure this game was based on the one were you start on a random article and see how few clicks it takes you to get to hitler

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    Welcome to the New Age PatMan's Avatar
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    Wait so do you use the random article button or actually search something to get to it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by PatssRuel View Post
    Wait so do you use the random article button or actually search something to get to it?
    who cares

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    ...and how does this make me rich and famous and get guys?

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    I posted this in another screenie because Pomijaca isn't seen.



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    You guys click on random article thing, don't you?

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    I was going around and 'round in circles.
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