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Yes, I\u2019m watching MST3K on YouTube. I\u2019m reminded of the friend of mine who did interviewing for prospective Yale students. One eager little high-school senior said he wanted to study physics\u2013at which point my friend got a devilish grin and asked, all atremble with temptation, \u201cHave you ever heard of\u2026 metaphysics<\/em>?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My philosophy? Metaphysics. What is metaphysics? There\u2019s a long, complicated explanation for that question. But to make it simple: A metaphysician doesn\u2019t believe you\u2019re dead when you die.\u2014The Dead Talk Back Yes, I\u2019m watching MST3K on YouTube. I\u2019m reminded of the friend of mine who did interviewing for prospective Yale students. One eager little high-school […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1071,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nEve Tushnet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"My philosophy? Metaphysics. What is metaphysics? There's a long, complicated explanation for that question. 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