elephant
there's a story about blind guys that tries to illustrate something about religion and/or god. the blind guys are feeling their way around and each finds something. one says it's like a snake. another says it's like a column. another a wall. then the enlightened guy gets it. it's an elephant's trunk, leg, side. at which point everyone's supposed to just shut off their brains. no need to think about it any more. it's an elephant. we've decided. heh. i think that's dumb. cause, yes it *could* be an elephant. or it *could* be a snake, a column, and a wall.