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The Morals of Gossip

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In ancient  Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was well known for his wisdom.

One day the  great  Philosopher came upon an acquaintance, who said excitedly:

- Socrates, do you  know what I just heard about one of yours students?

- Wait a moment - Socrates replied - Before telling me anything I’d like you to pass a little test. It’s called the  Triple Filter Test.

- Triple  filter?

-  That’s right - Socrates continued - Before you talk to me about my student, it might be a good idea to take a  moment and filter what you’re going to say.
The first filter is Truth.  Have  you made absolutely sure that what you
are about to tell me is  true?

- No - the man  said - actually I just heard about it and ...

- Ah right - said Socrates - So you  don’t really know if it’s true or not.
Now let’s try the second filter, the 2nd filter of Goodness. Is what you
are about to tell me about my student something good?

- No, on the  contrary...

- So - Socrates continued - you want  to tell me something bad about him, but  you’re not certain it’s true. You may still pass the test though, because there’s one filter left: the filter of Usefulness.  Is what you want to tell me  about my student going to be useful to  me?

- No, not  really.

- Well - concluded  Socrates - if what you want to tell me is neither true
nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?

This is why Socrates was a great  philosopher and held in such high esteem.



It also explains why he never found out that Plato was banging his wife.


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