1.0 link Rainbow Dash Network http://rainbowdash.net/ His Most Honorable Personage, the Baron Gnarl von Arl (solarreverie) http://rainbowdash.net/solarreverie http://rainbowdash.net/notice/104206 @<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/156" class="url" title="Tin Whistle"><span class="fn nickname">tinwhistle</span></a></span> Philosophical and deep conversation don't really surface much in day-to-day life... unless you seek it out, of course. I was lucky during high school to have philosophicaly-minded friends, but once college started every interaction seemed to be situated around food, class or ladies. I'm not going to lie to you, I have no clue why some people seem to hate deep conversation, but the fact of the matter is that a great many people avoid it like plague. You just have to find the ones who are willing to expose themselves to new ideas and perspectives and-more importantly- are willing to be proven wrong. Which, again, is something I'm sure you've heard before- there's a reason why it gets repeated, you know? Besides, authenticity is nice and all, but a tad overrated. Even shakespere represents a small step past the fables and stories which formed the base of his writings!