(May 7, 2015 at 11:26 am)whateverist Wrote: ...
(May 7, 2015 at 11:09 am)Pyrrho Wrote: I play God in my yard, too. But when I command things to happen, nothing does. Kind of like the Christian God, doing nothing. If I actually did something, that would not be much like God at all.
Where do you garden Pyrrho? Oh, and I forgot to mention I also play god in my classroom. I like to think of myself as a benign dictator.
I meant that I am a gardener in the same way God is a gardener. In other words, I do nothing in the garden. I am sorry my joke was unclear.
I do, however, very much like gardens, strolling in them, or sitting in the shade and enjoying the view. But I have no knowledge of gardens. What would be nice is to be wealthy and have a large garden (or several), tended by a couple of professional gardeners. And maybe have one of them teach me what it is that I am looking at. But I will have to make do without that, and just visit public gardens.
I enjoy hiking as well, seeing the beauties of nature. I don't know much about what I see, but it is pretty all the same. And I enjoy the view from my present home, as there is a small wooded area behind the house, and the living room, which is in the back of the house, has large windows (the set of windows is approximately 8' tall and 15' wide) from which one can enjoy nature, while being in a temperature-controlled environment, free of insects and other pests. I see deer out back with some frequency, as well as some interesting birds. And I have seen a couple of foxes also, but that is exceedingly rare.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
