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笑话 01月19日 04:01

The Autobiographer's Paradox

A philosopher decides to write his autobiography. After three years, he submits a manuscript of exactly one page. His editor is furious: 'Where's the rest? Your childhood? Your education? Your career?' The philosopher shrugs: 'I examined each memory and realized I couldn't verify any of them independently. My childhood might be a false memory. My degrees could be hallucinations. My career is just other people's opinions. The only thing I can confirm with certainty is this sentence: I am currently writing.' The editor pauses. 'And the title?' 'I Think, Therefore I Might Have Been.'

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