05 May '07 20:51>
There are many webpages and books devoted to the good old "why did the chicken cross the road?" question. Of course, there was really only one true answer: The chicken was a free roaming chicken protected by local law living in Key West, Florida, that wandered about seeking food and doing as it liked because that is how chickens behave. Any other explanations are anthropomorphic or absurd. However, one cannot discount the chicken's interest in getting to the other side of the road as an underlying motive.
But, this thread is NOT about chickens and crossing roads. No! This thread is about all of the other possibilities of motivation and impulse that might be explored. For instance?
Why did the tennis ball cross the net? Was it possibly because it enjoyed being served? Or, was that serviced? No, served would have to be right, if the tennis ball actually had free will, which it does not. The tennis ball crossed the net because a tennis player swung a racket and hit it across. I'm sure you get the point now.
So, "Why did the . . . . ?"
But, this thread is NOT about chickens and crossing roads. No! This thread is about all of the other possibilities of motivation and impulse that might be explored. For instance?
Why did the tennis ball cross the net? Was it possibly because it enjoyed being served? Or, was that serviced? No, served would have to be right, if the tennis ball actually had free will, which it does not. The tennis ball crossed the net because a tennis player swung a racket and hit it across. I'm sure you get the point now.
So, "Why did the . . . . ?"