You are going to make do without truth? Go on, then; you first.
I'll watch from here. Should be worth a laugh. — Banno
The brain is designed for survival. Truth and survival are two entirely different things. — Brian Greene
The idea of post-truth is so ambiguous because it can just be an excuse for the acceptance of falsity and dishonesty. — Jack Cummins
's liking for latin? Reminiscent of Nadsat, from an alternate dystopia.Agent Smith — Agent Smith
s liking for latin? Reminiscent of Nadsat, from an alternate dystopia. — Banno
I used to incorporate Aspidistra in some of my garden designs...they used to be readily available from wholesale nurseries. Now the "Cast Iron Plant" seems to be out of fashion, but I have no doubt there are many gardens that still sport them. — Janus
It's funny how plants come in and out of fashion. I remember when the rubber tree (ficus elastica) was everywhere in the 1970's. It vanished for decades and suddenly came back (here anyway) as a kind of retro-chic-artisanal-hipster-indoor-irony-decoration. — Tom Storm
many gardens that still sport them — Janus
Another evening wasted. Hours, days, years slipping by. Night after night, always the same. The lonely room, the womanless bed; dust, cigarette ash, the aspidistra leaves. — Orwell
Soporific online forums...?
Where one can convince oneself that there is no truth.
Is that the fate of our dear friends, ↪Agent Smith and ↪Jack Cummins? — Banno
Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.
Do we really know any truths? — Agent Smith
I agree with what you have said even though it is crossed out, like some borderline twighlight truth...
I have got to somewhere, so I will look at the thread tonight if it hasn't vanished in a puff of smoke, like an imaginary 'post-truth'. — Jack Cummins
I am relating a really unnerving dream which I had a week ago about the end of the world. In the dream everything went dark. Then, a huge cavern opened up and the cavern was filled with dead bodies — Jack Cummins
Do we really know any truths?
— Agent Smith
It's true that you can read and write sentences in English — Banno
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