Profound Statements That Cause You to Say, “What??!!”

I read a statement posted today by a colleague in a philosophy course I am taking.  At first, I just skimmed past it but after a few moments what I had seen actually registered in my mind and I stopped, unbelieving.  I flipped back through the last few posts and, sure enough, it did say what I thought it had.  My colleague stated in the post

“I think that death is scary!  That’s probably because I have never done it before and everyone who has is dead.”

Now, to be fair, the point that I believe she was trying to make is valid  – that death is an unknown and as such is often frightening.  But it seems to me, that it could have been phrased a little better to avoid joining the thousands of similarly “What??!!” type quotes provided to us by the likes of George W., Dan Quayle, and many celebrities.

Unintentionally dumb comments – just another aspect of everyday life.

Your Everyday Lifer – Leannan