Thales of Miletus is famous for correctly predicting a solar eclipse. I cannot even correctly recall the date of the one that I saw more than 10 years ago somewhere in Burgenland. That is not the only fact why Thales was a much better philosopher than I will ever be. He did not get headaches from mathematics and he was so courageous to declare that everything comes from water. I can only turn wine into water.
My system of logic fails to solve simple puzzles and I refuse to read Hegel.
Nevertheless I know many names of philosophers. I am sure this makes me one of them. Maybe I could wear a funny toga with a sign stitched on that says "Philosopher" or I could buy me a barrel.
Ah. Now I will predict the next total eclipse.
Voila: May 20 2012, not so faR FROM NOW.
Poor Thales did not have Wikipedia to assist his predictions. Tahda: With some technical assistance I will be as famous as Thales, the first philosopher, you will see.
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