So a new couple moved into our ward this week. They're young and don't have any kids so we are--by default--friends. They live in this three-story house built in the late 19th century. It's this gorgeous, creepy-cool house with wood floor boards and carnival glass lamps. So naturally we started talking about ghosts...
They asked us: "Do you believe in ghosts?"
We both answered, almost simultaneously: "Sometimes."
The thing about paranormal stuff is that I am totally enthralled but extremely skeptical. I used to watch Ghosthunters almost every week. For those who haven't seen it, these guys (TAPS) investigate hauntings with regular and thermal cameras, tape recorders, etc. Most of their shows are really boring but...every once in a while...they catch something weird that gives me the creeps.
I probably do believe in ghosts. I just don't believe most ghost sightings. There are too many things, I think, that can be mistaken for stuff like that. We just don't notice the way the house creaks during the day because we're walking around and making noise.
The nice thing about believing in ghosts is that it meshes well with religion. The same can't be said for Nessie and Bigfoot and UFOs...unless you're in Heaven's Gate.
The things is, for me to truly believe in any of these things I'd have to see them first-hand. Until then, this is all just a moo point.
7 years ago
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I like the phrase "moo point". Seriously. I realize you meant to use "moot point" but it seems like "moo point" should mean something too.
Joey: [about Rachel's assistant, Tag] If he doesn't like you, then this is all just a moo point.
Rachel: Huh. A moo point?
Joey: Yeah, it's like a cow's opinion, you know, it just doesn't matter. It's "moo".
Rachel: Have I been living with him for too long, or did that all just make sense?
Holy crap. I guess I don't watch enough Friends.
As I was driving home, I was considering what a mu point might be.
Wow! A mu point is even cooler than a moo point!
Now, do you mean in the sense of the Greek letter or the Japanese idea of 无?
I love you guys. This reminds me of when I first started liking Dan: observing the crazy, funny, conversations between you two in the Davis HS Library over a game of chess during lunch.
I was referring to the Japanese concept, actually, but you raise an interesting point.
To explain:
Dan and I once invented a game called Mu that was played with pen and paper.
It was like Connect Four but the game could suddenly flip directions and what was up was suddenly down.
We got the name from an anime comic called Do-Mu: A Child's Dream...from which we learned that mu (无) meant "nothingness". It actually means negativeness. If you asked a question to a Japanese person and they felt it would be embarrasing to respond, they would say "Mu" which negates the question.
The English equivalent would be: "Shut up."
Kidding.
I thought we picked it up from Shogun?
No, we picked up a massive headache from Shogun after reading 2000 pages interspersed with Japanese.
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