AppearVersusIs

^z 10th August 2023 at 6:49am

A label on a new bottle of my medicine raises profound philosophical questions. It reads:

THIS IS THE SAME MEDICATION YOU HAVE BEEN GETTING.
COLOR, SIZE OR SHAPE MAY APPEAR DIFFERENT.

Hmmm ... so although the pills may appear to have changed, in reality they are not altered? After all, I have only the evidence of my senses for their mutation ...


TopicPhilosophy - TopicHumor - TopicPersonalHistory - 2006-10-19


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