Satire

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Satire

Postby RyanCarey on 2009-07-31T09:17:00

Hi all,
I've figured I ought to share this article with you all. It's by the Chaser team and it's on philosophy
After no university philosophy department successfully reached a series of funding benchmarks applicable under the latest Federal funding criteria, Australian universities will remove the subject from their curriculum next year. A study by the Australian Vice Chancellors’ Committee found that the nation’s philosophy departments had raised thousands of questions over the year, but had not succeeding in answering any of them conclusively.

“To have a 100% fail rate on your answer rate is unacceptable under our latest result-oriented guidelines,” said Ken Williams of the AVCC audit committee. “Without definitive progress to show the government, we lose funding.”

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What are your opinions on philosophy & do you read satire?
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Re: Satire

Postby Arepo on 2009-07-31T17:55:00

The Chaser are a fantastic bunch. My favourite piece is still their Westboro Baptist Church hit.

As for the attack on philosophers, I think it's fair to say some deserve it. Let's not say who :P
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