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Posted by Ted Promo on Feb-24-2007 02:43:

Weirdest death I've read about in a while.

I've been reading up on the objectivist philosophy since I'm about to start reading some Ayn Rand. I decided to read up on Nathaniel Branden, one of the originators supposedly...

in regards to how his second wife Patrecia Scott died...

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From Wikipedia article on Nathaniel Branden

In 1977, Scott unexpectedly died at home. Branden found her in the pool. The cause of death was thought to be an epileptic seizure triggered by sunlight off the water in the pool while feeding their dog.

source

Posted by Lira on Feb-24-2007 02:50:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._on_their_heads

(and Ayn Rand is to philosophy what Kenny G is to jazz )

Posted by Ted Promo on Feb-24-2007 02:52:

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Originally posted by Lira
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._on_their_heads

(and Ayn Rand is to philosophy what Kenny G is to jazz )

Neat. And meh, I'm not going to necessarily wholeheartedly support her ideas, but I feel as though I should read up on them. I've done so with other people, why not her?

Posted by Subey on Feb-24-2007 03:02:

The Fountain head is one of the 10 most important books ever written.

Little known fact: it's the sequel to Croutching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Posted by Lira on Feb-24-2007 03:09:

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Originally posted by Demoted
Neat. And meh, I'm not going to necessarily wholeheartedly support her ideas, but I feel as though I should read up on them. I've done so with other people, why not her?

No, no, sorry, I didn't mean to criticise you or anything, that was just the first thing that came to my mind when I thought of Ayn Rand (but there's nothing wrong with reading her ideas - quite the contrary, actually, I believe it is a good thing).

Posted by Ted Promo on Feb-24-2007 03:12:

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Originally posted by Lira
No, no, sorry, I didn't mean to criticise you or anything, that was just the first thing that came to my mind when I thought of Ayn Rand (but there's nothing wrong with reading her ideas - quite the contrary, actually, I believe it is a good thing).

She is pretty much philosophical tap water, I'll cede. Since I had a notion that this thread would head to philosophy, who are you personal favorites?

Posted by Lira on Feb-24-2007 03:27:

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Originally posted by Demoted
She is pretty much philosophical tap water, I'll cede. Since I had a notion that this thread would head to philosophy, who are you personal favorites?

In continental philosophy, Heidegger and Sartre.
In analytical philosophy, Austin and the early Wittgenstein (never really read "Philosophical Investigations", all I know is that it is strikingly different from his first book).

Posted by astroboy on Feb-24-2007 03:55:

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On 24 March 1975 Alex Mitchell, a 50-year-old bricklayer from King's Lynn, England, literally died laughing while watching an episode of The Goodies. After twenty-five minutes of continuous laughter Mitchell finally slumped on the sofa and expired from heart failure. His widow later sent the Goodies a letter thanking them for making Mitchell's final moments so pleasant.

Posted by chach on Feb-24-2007 04:04:

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Originally posted by Lira
Kenny G

Posted by EXTREMUM on Feb-24-2007 05:43:

Re: Weirdest death I've read about in a while.

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Originally posted by Demoted
I've been reading up on the objectivist philosophy since I'm about to start reading some Ayn Rand. I decided to read up on Nathaniel Branden, one of the originators supposedly...

in regards to how his second wife Patrecia Scott died...

source

Sudden flashes of light are known to cause seizures, upon epileptics.

Posted by Ted Promo on Feb-24-2007 05:52:

Re: Re: Weirdest death I've read about in a while.

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Originally posted by EXTREMUM
Sudden flashes of light are known to cause seizures, upon epileptics.

I know, I'm not entirely tongue-flappingly retarded. I'm just saying that it would be rather odd to see someone feeding a dog outside by the pool, then they suddenly break out into a seizure, flop about, fly into a pool, and seizdrown. I'd probably laugh a bit before I attempted to lend a hand.

Posted by Furor Aquila on Feb-24-2007 06:44:

This one takes the cake.

1899: French president F�lix Faure died of a stroke while being fellated in his office.

Posted by Pokit on Feb-24-2007 09:28:

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458 BC: The Greek playwright Aeschylus was killed when an eagle dropped a live tortoise on him, mistaking his bald head for a stone.

hahahha

Posted by Sunsnail on Feb-24-2007 09:31:

# 2006: Mariesa Weber, a 5'3" Florida woman, fell behind a 6' tall bookcase in her family's home and suffocated. She was not discovered for 11 days; her family thought she had been kidnapped. [33]

Posted by Sushipunk on Feb-24-2007 10:39:

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Originally posted by Sunsnail
# 2006: Mariesa Weber, a 5'3" Florida woman, fell behind a 6' tall bookcase in her family's home and suffocated. She was not discovered for 11 days; her family thought she had been kidnapped. [33]