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Wow, a philosophical duel between PHB and Ratbert!
PHB's reference to
"If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_a_tree_falls_in_a_forest
is soo weird and creative - this must be a higher level of management-Zen!
Isn't a goal of Zen to let go of logical thoughts? PHB must really be a master of this art!
It great to see how Ratbert on the other hand completely counters PHB
and gets the strip from management-nirvana straight to the point,
casually referring the absurd "How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" question
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_many_angels_can_dance_on_the_head_of_a_pin
but contrary to PHB not meaning it, just using it to insult PHB as pinhead.
Ratbert is truly above any philosophy.
This cartoon is really great on so many levels!
It an historic reference to when the Ottoman Turks overthrew Byzantine Empire in 1453. While Constantinople fell the Christian theologians were closed up inside the church debating how many angels could fit on the head of a pin.
I'm amazed that Ratbert even knew that. Or maybe with him it was just a wild stab in the dark and he actually hit upon something.
"How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" is an expression/saying:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/how many angels can stand (dance) on the head of a pin?
I can't say that I'm that familiar with it, but I'd heard it before. So by asking PBH how many angels can dance on his head, Ratbert is indeed calling him a pinhead in an indirect way as 76kombi pointed out.
Ratbert is a lot smarter than usual on this QA gig it seems.
