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Keep this philosophy in mind the next
time you hear or are about to repeat a rumor.........
In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC),
Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day the great
philosopher came upon an acquaintance, who ran up to him
excitedly and said, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard
about one of your students...?"
"Wait a moment," Socrates replied.
"Before you tell me, I'd like you to pass a little test. It's
called the Test of Three."
"Test of Three?"
"That's correct," Socrates continued.
"Before you talk to me about my student let's take a moment to
test what you're going to say. The first test is Truth. Have you
made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is
true?"
"No," the man replied, "actually I just
heard about it." "All right," said Socrates. "So you don't
really know if it's true or not.
Now let's try the second test, the test
of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my student
something good?" "No, on the contrary..." "So," Socrates
continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him even
though you're not certain it's true?"
The man shrugged, a little embarrassed.
Socrates continued, "You may still pass though because there is
a third test - the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to
tell me about my student going to be useful to me?" "No, not
really..."
"Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you
want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why
tell it to me at all?" The man was defeated and ashamed and said
no more. This is the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and
held in such high esteem.
It also explains why Socrates never found
out that Plato was banging his wife.
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