Does essence precede existence?

[benburch]

[billyskank]

1. You'd better define "essence" before we can answer

and whoever voted "neither exists" seems to think they don't exist. :wtf:

[benburch]

3. Like in Plato. nt

[billyskank]

4. Plato thought he didn't exist?

Strange fellow.

[benburch]

8. No, but he thought that all real things were shadows of "forms"

that themselves were created by the Demiurge.

[mainegreen]

2. dear god warn us!

My wife is in the room!

[benburch]

14. Philosophy upsets her? nt

[evlbstrd]

5. Essence coincides with BAM!

[AlienGirl]

6. Of course essence precedes existence!

[undeterred]

7. Does orgasm precede foreplay?

:shrug:

[billyskank]

9. If you do it twice, then maybe

:evilgrin:

[benburch]

10. Texas foreplay...

"This won't hurt, did it?"

[undeterred]

11. Yes Mr President. it does

:hurts:

[ghostsofgiants]

12. That would be embarrassing.

[undeterred]

13. for a man it would be

but if it were his female partner who did...

[benburch]

16. Then why does she need him? nt

[lildreamer316]

15. Energy is neither created or destroyed. That's it. n/t

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

17. ...

:popcorn:

[ForrestGump]

18. Vanilla essence precedes chocolate-chip cookies

And that's all I have to say about that.

[Oeditpus Rex]

19. 'Mrs. Essence flushed hers down the loo.'

[xchrom]

20. i think therefore i am.