or: How to trash thousands of years of thinking

Modernism                    Everything you know is right
Postmodernism            Everything you know is wrong
Romanticism                 Life is art – why not
Pragmatism                   Truth, only if it fits my purpose
Hallmarkism*                Happy endings are possible
Skepticism                     No way, dude
Existentialism                Life is crap, do what you want
Empiricism                     If you smelt it, you dealt it
Leonism*                        Belief that cats know but are unwilling to tell
Stoicism                          Elsa sings “Let It Go”
Relativism                       Rationalization of “Alternative Facts” birthing delusional politics
Nepotism                        Alright, I’ll give your cousin a job
Over-socialism*            Unnatural urge to be on a cruise ship
Syllogism                        Step-by-step procedure to losing an argument
Yodaism*                        The Force is with you
Utilitarianism                 Karma’s going to get you
Positivism                       Seeing is believing
Opinionism*                  Reading blogs is healthy, especially this one!

This bit of frivolity may lead readers to research a more detailed (accurate) definition of these philosophy schools of thought, increasing the intelligence of the population. Optimism

Who am I kidding? That won’t happen. Pessimism

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Alan’s TTIM Stories #14

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*I made these up

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