There have always been philosophical questions throughout history.
Why we do we exist? What is our purpose? Is there a supreme being?
Philosophy is an ancient and wonderful science, one that can dominate a lifetime or while away an hour over a few beers.
There are definitely some important questions to be asked in life. Questions of ethics, the concept of good and evil, and the place and worth of religion.
Then there are some curiosities that baffle us. Concepts that we cannot explain that deserve to be questioned.
And then there are banal ponderings that insult our very intelligence and are a complete waste of energy.
Below, in no apparent order, you may find all three:
How can Richmond think that playing Hampson, Vickery, Maric and Griffiths in the same side is going to work?
How can Richmond think that playing Hampson in any side is going to work?
Can you reconcile being an atheist and still liking gospel music?
How can Jack Reiwoldt feel good about a potential Coleman Medal if he keeps kicking junk-time goals at the end of games we’ve blown?
Is there a proven link between hipster beards, tatts and the ability to make coffee?
Will we ever see another 100 goal season from an individual player?
Can you be a vegetarian but still cook meat?
If you played a drinking game in which you had to scull every time Bruce McAvaney said “off a step” would you be drunk by half time or three quarter time?
Is impersonating an accent a racist act? Does it depend on the accent? Does it have to be the accent of an oppressed or ridiculed country to be seen as wrong, or if I pretend to be American or British, that’s OK? If there are a lot of shoes and boots on your front porch and you say it looks like a mosque, is that wrong? Are phrases like “more chins than a Chinese phonebook” too much now? Is wearing a sari OK, but darkening your face insensitive? Am I still allowed to tell a joke that starts “An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar”?
If I don’t like Van Morrison, then, (in the immortal words of my mate Nick) , then does it automatically follow that I don’t like good music?
Why do umpires ‘put the whistle away’ towards the end of close games, why do we encourage them to do it and then why do we complain when frees aren’t paid towards the end of games?
Why does a twistie roll and a chip sandwich work, but the vice versa doesn’t?
Should I care about the St Kilda football club and whether they’ll still be around in 20 years’ time? Will it matter if they aren’t? What role do they play in the growth and future of the AFL?
Here endeth the lesson.