What’s the sound of one hand clapping?
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That’s cheating. It’s…
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It’s a koan. A coe-ann? A cone? It’s…
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It doesn’t have an answer, is the thing.
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Okay, fine. How about this: can god create a suitcase so heavy that he/she/it can’t lift it?
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Again, there isn’t an…
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Okay, fine. There isn’t a god anyway. The world is purposeless, and…
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Dad’s going to leave you too. Just wait. Your mom’s his fourth wife. His fourth.
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You just don’t crack, do you.
