1 00:00:02,176 --> 00:00:04,221 Previously onYoung Sheldon...LINKLETTER: Hello, Mrs. Cooper. 2 00:00:04,265 --> 00:00:05,570 I just wanted to let you know, 3 00:00:05,614 --> 00:00:07,181 with Dr. Sturgis away, 4 00:00:07,224 --> 00:00:09,705 I'll be available should Sheldon need anything. 5 00:00:09,748 --> 00:00:11,185 Now, I'm not terribly experienced 6 00:00:11,228 --> 00:00:12,534 around children. 7 00:00:12,577 --> 00:00:13,970 If he needs to use the restroom, 8 00:00:14,014 --> 00:00:16,755 I don't have to go in with him, do I? 9 00:00:16,799 --> 00:00:18,148 I don't need you to babysit me. 10 00:00:18,192 --> 00:00:20,063 I'm perfectly self-reliant. 11 00:00:20,107 --> 00:00:21,499 Then it's good I kept the receipt 12 00:00:21,543 --> 00:00:24,502 for this bottle of bubbles shaped like a bear. 13 00:00:24,546 --> 00:00:26,852 Welcome to the world of philosophy. 14 00:00:26,896 --> 00:00:28,376 I'm going to teach you 15 00:00:28,419 --> 00:00:30,943 that you don't even know what you think you know. 16 00:00:30,987 --> 00:00:32,858 Oh, boy. 17 00:00:32,902 --> 00:00:35,383 I'm not going to school.Why not? 18 00:00:35,426 --> 00:00:36,688 Because I don't know what's real. 19 00:00:37,950 --> 00:00:39,474 Nothing matters. 20 00:00:39,517 --> 00:00:41,258 George?! 21 00:00:45,915 --> 00:00:47,090 All right, 22 00:00:47,134 --> 00:00:48,178 what's the problem here? 23 00:00:48,222 --> 00:00:50,006 I don't know what's real. 24 00:00:50,050 --> 00:00:51,399 That's a fun thing to think about on the way to school. 25 00:00:51,442 --> 00:00:52,704 Get up and get dressed. 26 00:00:52,748 --> 00:00:54,619 Maybe I'm already dressed. 27 00:00:54,663 --> 00:00:57,100 Maybe I'm wearing a zoot suit and spats. 28 00:00:57,144 --> 00:01:00,147 That's a shoe covering that's short for "spatterdasher." 29 00:01:00,190 --> 00:01:01,322 Or is it? 30 00:01:01,365 --> 00:01:02,975 There's no way to know. 31 00:01:03,019 --> 00:01:04,847 Here's what I know: I don't have time for this nonsense. 32 00:01:04,890 --> 00:01:06,240 What is time? 33 00:01:06,283 --> 00:01:07,241 What is sense? 34 00:01:07,284 --> 00:01:09,069 What is "is"? 35 00:01:09,112 --> 00:01:10,592 Sheldon, I mean it. 36 00:01:10,635 --> 00:01:12,985 I remember when things meant things. 37 00:01:13,029 --> 00:01:14,987 All right, I'm gonna count to three. One... 38 00:01:15,031 --> 00:01:17,773 Believing in numbers-- that takes me back. 39 00:01:17,816 --> 00:01:19,514 Two...To be or not to be. 40 00:01:19,557 --> 00:01:21,255 Shakespeare was onto something. 41 00:01:21,298 --> 00:01:22,865 It's your last chance. 42 00:01:22,908 --> 00:01:25,085 Have you ever wondered if you're the tongue 43 00:01:25,128 --> 00:01:27,304 of a multidimensional being trying to taste something 44 00:01:27,348 --> 00:01:28,871 you can never even understand? 45 00:01:29,872 --> 00:01:31,395 I have. 46 00:01:35,965 --> 00:01:37,271 I talked to him. 47 00:01:38,228 --> 00:01:39,795 Where is your mother? 48 00:01:39,838 --> 00:01:41,013 She had to leave for work. 49 00:01:41,057 --> 00:01:42,580 I have to work, too. 50 00:01:42,624 --> 00:01:44,669 You also get to take me to school. 51 00:01:44,713 --> 00:01:46,410 What am I supposed to do about your brother? 52 00:01:46,454 --> 00:01:47,672 Call me old-fashioned, 53 00:01:47,716 --> 00:01:49,109 but I say spank him. 54 00:01:49,152 --> 00:01:50,675 Your mom won't let me. 55 00:01:51,937 --> 00:01:54,810 ♪ Nobody else is stronger than I am ♪ 56 00:01:54,853 --> 00:01:58,074 ♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain 57 00:01:58,118 --> 00:02:00,555 ♪ I bet I could be your hero 58 00:02:00,598 --> 00:02:03,166 ♪ I am a mighty little man 59 00:02:03,210 --> 00:02:06,996 ♪ I am a mighty little man.♪ 60 00:02:10,217 --> 00:02:12,219 Okay, I'm here. 61 00:02:12,262 --> 00:02:14,264 What's up? 62 00:02:14,308 --> 00:02:15,918 Sheldon won't get out of bed, and I'm gonna be late for work. 63 00:02:15,961 --> 00:02:17,311 He's gonna be late for school. 64 00:02:17,354 --> 00:02:19,530 So you want me to get him up anddrive him? 65 00:02:19,574 --> 00:02:20,314 Yeah. 66 00:02:20,357 --> 00:02:21,837 I like it better 67 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,144 when I just come eat your food and leave. 68 00:02:25,536 --> 00:02:26,755 Hey, Moon Pie. 69 00:02:26,798 --> 00:02:28,539 What's going on here? 70 00:02:28,583 --> 00:02:29,975 That's an excellent question. 71 00:02:30,019 --> 00:02:31,542 Too bad there's no answer. 72 00:02:31,586 --> 00:02:33,153 Well, you need to get out of bed. 73 00:02:33,196 --> 00:02:35,067 I don't need to do anything. 74 00:02:35,111 --> 00:02:36,547 Okay, I'm gonna count to three. 75 00:02:36,591 --> 00:02:38,201 Dad already counted to three. 76 00:02:38,245 --> 00:02:40,421 Oh. 77 00:02:40,464 --> 00:02:41,944 Did he try the Texas thing? 78 00:02:41,987 --> 00:02:43,032 No. 79 00:02:43,075 --> 00:02:45,077 In that case, 80 00:02:45,121 --> 00:02:46,078 look at you, 81 00:02:46,122 --> 00:02:47,776 lyin' there. 82 00:02:47,819 --> 00:02:49,081 When a Texan gets knocked off a horse, 83 00:02:49,125 --> 00:02:50,822 he gets right back on. 84 00:02:50,866 --> 00:02:52,215 That is the second most important thing 85 00:02:52,259 --> 00:02:54,217 about bein' a Texan, 86 00:02:54,261 --> 00:02:57,612 right after thinkin' you're better than everybody else. 87 00:02:58,917 --> 00:03:00,571 Maybe the horse gets back on the Texan. 88 00:03:00,615 --> 00:03:01,659 Who's to say? 89 00:03:03,531 --> 00:03:05,228 I don't know what that means. 90 00:03:05,272 --> 00:03:07,230 That's because you can't know anything. 91 00:03:08,884 --> 00:03:10,886 If you need to stare at the ceiling 92 00:03:10,929 --> 00:03:12,496 and contemplate the futility of existence, 93 00:03:12,540 --> 00:03:14,194 Missy's bed is available. 94 00:03:17,545 --> 00:03:18,546 Amazing. 95 00:03:18,589 --> 00:03:19,938 What is? 96 00:03:19,982 --> 00:03:22,637 I've been using this same pen for seven months, 97 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:24,160 and it's still going. 98 00:03:24,204 --> 00:03:25,988 That's your bar for amazing? 99 00:03:26,031 --> 00:03:27,903 Yeah. 100 00:03:27,946 --> 00:03:29,252 Sad. 101 00:03:29,296 --> 00:03:31,211 It's the same pen. 102 00:03:31,254 --> 00:03:33,169 It is too early in the morning for you. 103 00:03:34,388 --> 00:03:36,128 Hello. 104 00:03:36,172 --> 00:03:38,305 Yeah. I'll be down in a bit. 105 00:03:40,307 --> 00:03:41,786 Where ya headed? 106 00:03:41,830 --> 00:03:43,353 Principal's office. 107 00:03:43,397 --> 00:03:45,573 Ooh, you're in trouble... 108 00:03:45,616 --> 00:03:46,965 You're a child. 109 00:03:47,009 --> 00:03:49,403 I'd rather be a child than in trouble. 110 00:03:50,491 --> 00:03:52,710 Shelly, 111 00:03:52,754 --> 00:03:54,277 Dr. Sturgis is on the line for you. 112 00:03:54,321 --> 00:03:56,279 Maybe he is, maybe he isn't, 113 00:03:56,323 --> 00:03:57,367 but very well. 114 00:03:57,411 --> 00:03:59,761 Hello?Hi, Sheldon. 115 00:03:59,804 --> 00:04:03,243 I hear you're going through some sort of existential crisis. 116 00:04:03,286 --> 00:04:04,983 I suppose so. 117 00:04:05,027 --> 00:04:07,377 I just don't know if we can tell what's real or not. 118 00:04:07,421 --> 00:04:09,249 And if nothing's real, I don't know 119 00:04:09,292 --> 00:04:11,903 what to think or if I'm even thinking at all. 120 00:04:11,947 --> 00:04:14,428 I went through something similar once. 121 00:04:14,471 --> 00:04:16,299 Really? What happened? 122 00:04:16,343 --> 00:04:19,259 I was trekking through the Amazon, 123 00:04:19,302 --> 00:04:21,478 and I saw two frogs, 124 00:04:21,522 --> 00:04:23,698 one hallucinogenic 125 00:04:23,741 --> 00:04:25,526 and the other not. 126 00:04:25,569 --> 00:04:29,312 I tried to lick the normal one, 127 00:04:29,356 --> 00:04:30,705 and, by mistake, 128 00:04:30,748 --> 00:04:33,534 I licked the hallucinogenic one. 129 00:04:33,577 --> 00:04:36,276 It really rocked my world. 130 00:04:36,319 --> 00:04:38,843 Why would you lick either of them? 131 00:04:38,887 --> 00:04:41,281 I'm not sure. Probably low blood sugar. 132 00:04:41,324 --> 00:04:42,847 But the point is, 133 00:04:42,891 --> 00:04:45,459 I also lost track of reality. 134 00:04:45,502 --> 00:04:47,112 How did you handle it? 135 00:04:47,156 --> 00:04:49,201 I saw a jaguar, 136 00:04:49,245 --> 00:04:53,118 and I realized I didn't care if it was real or not. 137 00:04:53,162 --> 00:04:56,034 I just hauled my tushy out of there. 138 00:04:56,078 --> 00:04:57,949 I appreciate the call. 139 00:04:57,993 --> 00:04:59,429 I'm giving you back to my meemaw now. 140 00:04:59,473 --> 00:05:01,126 Bye! 141 00:05:04,565 --> 00:05:05,522 : Hey, John, 142 00:05:05,566 --> 00:05:07,350 any luck? 143 00:05:07,394 --> 00:05:10,222 Not unless you have access to a jaguar. 144 00:05:10,266 --> 00:05:11,789 I don't think I do. 145 00:05:11,833 --> 00:05:14,836 Really, any jungle cat will do. 146 00:05:14,879 --> 00:05:16,359 Hey, Tom. 147 00:05:16,403 --> 00:05:17,708 George. 148 00:05:17,752 --> 00:05:19,231 Sheldon's not here anymore. 149 00:05:19,275 --> 00:05:20,885 Thought it'd be a while before I got called back 150 00:05:20,929 --> 00:05:22,452 into the principal's office. 151 00:05:22,496 --> 00:05:24,541 How's he doing? I miss that kid. 152 00:05:24,585 --> 00:05:27,239 He took a philosophy class and won't get out of bed 153 00:05:27,283 --> 00:05:29,285 'cause he doesn't know what's real anymore. 154 00:05:30,286 --> 00:05:31,679 Anyway, uh, 155 00:05:31,722 --> 00:05:33,289 we need to talk about Georgie. 156 00:05:33,333 --> 00:05:35,378 Should've seen that coming. 157 00:05:35,422 --> 00:05:37,032 What's wrong?Well, 158 00:05:37,075 --> 00:05:38,729 he's been cutting classes. 159 00:05:38,773 --> 00:05:39,730 Already? 160 00:05:39,774 --> 00:05:41,079 Semester's barely started. 161 00:05:41,123 --> 00:05:42,603 He's a go-getter. 162 00:05:42,646 --> 00:05:44,518 Mm. 163 00:05:44,561 --> 00:05:46,041 I'll talk to him.Thanks. 164 00:05:48,260 --> 00:05:50,175 How's the team looking this year, George? 165 00:05:50,219 --> 00:05:52,830 We just had one difficult conversation, Tom. 166 00:05:52,874 --> 00:05:54,876 Let's not have another. 167 00:05:54,919 --> 00:05:57,052 While my meemaw 168 00:05:57,095 --> 00:05:59,707 wasn't able to acquire a jungle cat, 169 00:05:59,750 --> 00:06:03,667 the idea of tormenting a child did tickle her Texan fancy. 170 00:06:03,711 --> 00:06:06,322 : Sheldon. 171 00:06:08,063 --> 00:06:11,022 I have someone else who wants to talk to you. 172 00:06:11,066 --> 00:06:12,502 What are you doing with that filthy thing? 173 00:06:12,546 --> 00:06:13,851 Why do you care? 174 00:06:13,895 --> 00:06:15,940 If nothing is real, 175 00:06:15,984 --> 00:06:17,507 then neither is the chicken. 176 00:06:19,857 --> 00:06:21,816 Oh. Good. 177 00:06:21,859 --> 00:06:24,035 We're standing now. That's progress. 178 00:06:24,079 --> 00:06:25,341 Get her out of here. 179 00:06:25,385 --> 00:06:27,343 Well, I would, but... 180 00:06:27,387 --> 00:06:29,127 apparently, 181 00:06:29,171 --> 00:06:32,348 I can't know what "here" is. 182 00:06:32,392 --> 00:06:33,828 So maybe I could just... 183 00:06:33,871 --> 00:06:35,003 set her on your bed. 184 00:06:35,046 --> 00:06:36,657 Okay! Okay. 185 00:06:36,700 --> 00:06:37,571 I'll get dressed. 186 00:06:37,614 --> 00:06:39,050 Make it snappy. 187 00:06:40,312 --> 00:06:42,967 This still doesn't solve my existential crisis. 188 00:06:43,011 --> 00:06:44,578 Say what? You want to hold her? 189 00:06:44,621 --> 00:06:46,188 No. 190 00:06:46,231 --> 00:06:47,755 Less talk. 191 00:06:47,798 --> 00:06:49,191 More pants. 192 00:06:57,808 --> 00:06:59,114 ♪ Tiny bubbles... 193 00:06:59,157 --> 00:07:00,463 What's your first class? 194 00:07:00,507 --> 00:07:03,335 Solid-State Physics at 11:30. 195 00:07:03,379 --> 00:07:05,337 We'll make it just in time. 196 00:07:05,381 --> 00:07:07,296 Although, does...And before you say 197 00:07:07,339 --> 00:07:10,038 "Does time even exist?" it does. 198 00:07:10,081 --> 00:07:12,214 So stop wasting mine. 199 00:07:12,257 --> 00:07:14,651 ♪ So here's to the golden moon... ♪ 200 00:07:15,913 --> 00:07:17,741 What's this philosophy teacher's name? 201 00:07:17,785 --> 00:07:19,787 Professor Ericson. Why? 202 00:07:19,830 --> 00:07:21,615 I might pop in and say hello. 203 00:07:21,658 --> 00:07:23,443 Be careful. 204 00:07:23,486 --> 00:07:25,923 She may make you question your most deeply held values. 205 00:07:25,967 --> 00:07:27,925 I'm a stubborn old crank. 206 00:07:27,969 --> 00:07:29,884 I'll do just fine. 207 00:07:29,927 --> 00:07:32,190 I'm a stubborn young crank, and it didn't help me. 208 00:07:32,234 --> 00:07:33,540 ♪ Make me feel happy... 209 00:07:35,759 --> 00:07:36,934 You wanted to see me? 210 00:07:38,196 --> 00:07:39,676 Sit down. 211 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,157 Is this gonna take long? I need to get to class. 212 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:43,985 From what I hear, you don't care about that. 213 00:07:44,028 --> 00:07:45,073 Now, sit. 214 00:07:50,557 --> 00:07:51,949 What the hell you doin'? 215 00:07:51,993 --> 00:07:54,386 I cut a class. Who cares? 216 00:07:54,430 --> 00:07:57,041 It was more than one, and I care. 217 00:07:57,085 --> 00:07:59,522 You start flunking out, you're gonna get kicked off the team. 218 00:07:59,566 --> 00:08:00,958 Fine. 219 00:08:01,002 --> 00:08:03,178 Now you don't care about football? 220 00:08:03,221 --> 00:08:04,440 Not really. 221 00:08:05,833 --> 00:08:07,225 I don't know what's going on with you, 222 00:08:07,269 --> 00:08:08,879 but you better get your head out of your ass. 223 00:08:08,923 --> 00:08:10,533 Football's a waste of time. 224 00:08:10,577 --> 00:08:12,361 I have a job I could be at. 225 00:08:12,404 --> 00:08:14,755 You made a commitment to the team and you're gonna honor it. 226 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:18,715 We done? 227 00:08:20,935 --> 00:08:22,153 Just get back to class. 228 00:08:24,634 --> 00:08:26,462 And I better see you at practice. 229 00:08:26,506 --> 00:08:28,899 Well, I don't know if I can find it with my head up my ass. 230 00:08:30,771 --> 00:08:31,902 So, 231 00:08:31,946 --> 00:08:34,035 according to de Broglie, lambda equals "h" 232 00:08:34,078 --> 00:08:35,210 divided by "m" times what? 233 00:08:36,385 --> 00:08:37,125 Sheldon. 234 00:08:37,168 --> 00:08:38,648 Is it velocity? 235 00:08:38,692 --> 00:08:39,867 Yes. Now... 236 00:08:39,910 --> 00:08:41,346 Or is it a velociraptor? 237 00:08:41,390 --> 00:08:42,522 I'm sorry? 238 00:08:42,565 --> 00:08:44,524 Perhaps lambda equals "h" divided 239 00:08:44,567 --> 00:08:46,351 by "m" times a velociraptor. 240 00:08:46,395 --> 00:08:48,832 Or a velveteen rabbit. 241 00:08:48,876 --> 00:08:50,094 Ooh, or Velveeta. 242 00:08:50,138 --> 00:08:51,748 That's the cheese my mom puts on broccoli 243 00:08:51,792 --> 00:08:53,141 when she's being fancy. 244 00:08:54,403 --> 00:08:56,361 Is this from your philosophy class 245 00:08:56,405 --> 00:08:58,712 or perhaps that Ren & Stumpy I've heard about? 246 00:08:58,755 --> 00:08:59,930 Philosophy. 247 00:09:01,192 --> 00:09:03,238 Mr. Cooper, do you really believe 248 00:09:03,281 --> 00:09:06,154 that de Broglie's equation contains Velveeta cheese? 249 00:09:06,197 --> 00:09:08,591 I don't know. Maybe hewas just trying to be fancy. 250 00:09:08,635 --> 00:09:10,637 Hello. 251 00:09:10,680 --> 00:09:12,203 Can I help you? 252 00:09:12,247 --> 00:09:13,857 Hi. I'm Connie Tucker. 253 00:09:13,901 --> 00:09:15,946 I'm Sheldon Cooper's grandmother. 254 00:09:15,990 --> 00:09:18,601 Oh. Nice to meet you. 255 00:09:18,645 --> 00:09:20,951 He is a remarkable young man. 256 00:09:20,995 --> 00:09:24,607 Yes, he is. He's also a very impressionable young man. 257 00:09:24,651 --> 00:09:27,523 Kind of like a lump of clay with a bow tie. 258 00:09:27,567 --> 00:09:30,787 All I did was teach him about epistemology. 259 00:09:30,831 --> 00:09:32,397 Whatever it is you're teaching him, 260 00:09:32,441 --> 00:09:35,575 it has made him question everything. 261 00:09:35,618 --> 00:09:36,880 That's the goal. 262 00:09:36,924 --> 00:09:38,926 Lady, I had to threaten him with a chicken 263 00:09:38,969 --> 00:09:41,102 so he'd put his pants on. 264 00:09:41,145 --> 00:09:43,060 I don't know what's gotten into that kid. 265 00:09:43,104 --> 00:09:45,454 He's allowed to not want to play football. 266 00:09:45,497 --> 00:09:48,631 Can you for once in your life take my side, Wayne? 267 00:09:48,675 --> 00:09:50,764 Not my fault you're never right. 268 00:09:50,807 --> 00:09:53,549 So you think it's okay he just quits? 269 00:09:53,593 --> 00:09:55,029 He doesn't get that much playing time. 270 00:09:56,291 --> 00:09:58,815 Well, in my family, we don't quit. 271 00:09:58,859 --> 00:10:01,818 Oh, I don't know. You quit my book club pretty quick. 272 00:10:01,862 --> 00:10:04,081 I'm talking about football! 273 00:10:04,125 --> 00:10:05,648 Why is it so important to you that he play? 274 00:10:05,692 --> 00:10:07,868 Are you sure you're a coach? 275 00:10:07,911 --> 00:10:12,524 Team sports provides confidence, leadership, discipline. 276 00:10:12,568 --> 00:10:13,961 So does holding down a job, 277 00:10:14,004 --> 00:10:15,179 which he seems to shine at. 278 00:10:16,441 --> 00:10:18,661 Let's just eat in silence. 279 00:10:18,705 --> 00:10:20,532 Fine. 280 00:10:23,971 --> 00:10:26,190 I still think you should have read The Color Purple. 281 00:10:26,234 --> 00:10:27,583 We were bawling. 282 00:10:29,498 --> 00:10:31,674 Although tasty, a brick of cheese is not a number. 283 00:10:31,718 --> 00:10:34,155 Why are we still talking about this? 284 00:10:34,198 --> 00:10:35,722 Maybe we're not talking at all. 285 00:10:35,765 --> 00:10:37,854 Okay, that's enough for today. 286 00:10:39,116 --> 00:10:40,857 Not your best lecture. 287 00:10:40,901 --> 00:10:42,946 It's fairly normal for first-time 288 00:10:42,990 --> 00:10:45,557 philosophy students to have their worldviews shaken. 289 00:10:45,601 --> 00:10:47,081 Do they snap out of it? 290 00:10:47,124 --> 00:10:49,083 Well, you hope. 291 00:10:49,126 --> 00:10:52,173 Professor Ericson, I insist... 292 00:10:52,216 --> 00:10:54,697 Hello, Connie. What a pleasant surprise. 293 00:10:54,741 --> 00:10:56,046 Hey. 294 00:10:56,090 --> 00:10:57,308 I'm sorry you're about to see me 295 00:10:57,352 --> 00:10:58,701 speak harshly to my colleague. 296 00:10:58,745 --> 00:11:00,703 Have at it.Professor Ericson, 297 00:11:00,747 --> 00:11:02,357 I insist that you speak to this young man 298 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:04,446 and explain to him that reality is real, 299 00:11:04,489 --> 00:11:06,796 and it's possible to know things as fact. 300 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:09,146 The class is called "Introduction to Philosophy." 301 00:11:09,190 --> 00:11:10,452 That's what I did. 302 00:11:10,495 --> 00:11:12,410 Well, un-introduce him. 303 00:11:12,454 --> 00:11:14,108 Yes, he's at this school 'cause of his brilliant 304 00:11:14,151 --> 00:11:15,936 scientific mind, and he spent my last class 305 00:11:15,979 --> 00:11:17,851 talking about processed cheese. 306 00:11:17,894 --> 00:11:19,113 Sheldon, is that true? 307 00:11:19,156 --> 00:11:20,462 Nothing's true. 308 00:11:20,505 --> 00:11:22,812 You see what you've done? You broke him. 309 00:11:24,988 --> 00:11:26,424 Hey. 310 00:11:28,775 --> 00:11:31,038 How come you didn't want to get out of bed this morning? 311 00:11:31,081 --> 00:11:34,215 If I can't know what's real, what's the point? 312 00:11:34,258 --> 00:11:36,304 You have the right words. 313 00:11:36,347 --> 00:11:39,394 You're just saying them wrong. 314 00:11:39,437 --> 00:11:42,092 It's not, "What's the point?" 315 00:11:42,136 --> 00:11:44,051 It's, "What's the point?" 316 00:11:44,094 --> 00:11:46,401 I don't understand. 317 00:11:46,444 --> 00:11:49,534 Asking these questions is exciting. 318 00:11:49,578 --> 00:11:51,754 It's what gets me out of bed. 319 00:11:51,798 --> 00:11:54,626 That's interesting. 320 00:11:54,670 --> 00:11:56,237 Richard Feynman did say 321 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:57,847 the greatest joy in life is the pleasure of 322 00:11:57,891 --> 00:11:59,414 finding things out. 323 00:11:59,457 --> 00:12:01,895 Feynman-- he's the physics guy, right? 324 00:12:01,938 --> 00:12:04,332 : Yes. And your perfume is beguiling. 325 00:12:05,768 --> 00:12:07,901 It's all making sense to me now. 326 00:12:07,944 --> 00:12:09,032 Thank you. 327 00:12:09,076 --> 00:12:11,165 I am happy to help. 328 00:12:11,208 --> 00:12:13,036 Dr. Linkletter, I'm dropping your class 329 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:14,821 and switching my major to philosophy. 330 00:12:14,864 --> 00:12:16,561 Uh, what? 331 00:12:23,917 --> 00:12:25,701 It's funny. This morning, I couldn't get out of bed, 332 00:12:25,745 --> 00:12:28,399 and now I stand before a whole new exciting field of study. 333 00:12:28,443 --> 00:12:31,707 Well, maybe instead of making this big switch, 334 00:12:31,751 --> 00:12:33,709 you could study both. 335 00:12:33,753 --> 00:12:36,668 You could be physics-philosophy guy. 336 00:12:36,712 --> 00:12:38,583 You sound like a logical positivist. 337 00:12:38,627 --> 00:12:40,368 That's a branch of philosophy that maintains 338 00:12:40,411 --> 00:12:42,979 the best way to philosophize is through science. 339 00:12:43,023 --> 00:12:45,721 Well, there you go. Do that. 340 00:12:45,765 --> 00:12:48,028 It may be too early to specialize. 341 00:12:48,071 --> 00:12:50,552 I've only been a philosopher for 15 minutes. 342 00:12:50,595 --> 00:12:54,295 Did you notice Dr. Linkletter didn't look too thrilled 343 00:12:54,338 --> 00:12:56,079 about you leaving science? 344 00:12:56,123 --> 00:12:57,646 He never looks thrilled about anything. 345 00:12:57,689 --> 00:13:00,127 I think that's just his face. 346 00:13:00,170 --> 00:13:03,217 That's the face. 347 00:13:07,525 --> 00:13:09,353 Why the hell weren't you at practice? 348 00:13:09,397 --> 00:13:10,833 Can't talk right now. I'm working. 349 00:13:10,877 --> 00:13:12,748 Well, you're gonna talk about it. 350 00:13:13,967 --> 00:13:15,838 What do you want from me? 351 00:13:15,882 --> 00:13:17,797 I don't want to play football. I want to work. 352 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:19,973 You have your whole life to hold down a job. 353 00:13:20,016 --> 00:13:21,409 Hey, 354 00:13:21,452 --> 00:13:22,758 I like my job. 355 00:13:22,802 --> 00:13:24,455 It's not my problem you hate yours. 356 00:13:30,461 --> 00:13:32,724 Do whatever you want. 357 00:13:32,768 --> 00:13:34,857 To figure out 358 00:13:34,901 --> 00:13:36,859 which school of philosophy suited me best, 359 00:13:36,903 --> 00:13:39,470 I decided to sample each one. 360 00:13:39,514 --> 00:13:42,256 The same way I determined my favorite flavor of oatmeal-- 361 00:13:42,299 --> 00:13:44,388 plain. 362 00:13:47,522 --> 00:13:49,176 What are you doing? 363 00:13:49,219 --> 00:13:51,178 I'm practicing the philosophy of cynicism-- 364 00:13:51,221 --> 00:13:52,570 the ancient Greek view 365 00:13:52,614 --> 00:13:54,921 that the rules of society should be ignored. 366 00:13:54,964 --> 00:13:57,097 If you're gonna break rules, you can do better than that. 367 00:13:57,140 --> 00:13:59,099 How? 368 00:14:00,927 --> 00:14:02,493 Renaissance humanism is 369 00:14:02,537 --> 00:14:05,583 finding meaning in the human form through art. 370 00:14:05,627 --> 00:14:08,412 Can I move?No. 371 00:14:08,456 --> 00:14:09,892 But my butt itches. 372 00:14:09,936 --> 00:14:11,328 Scratch it on your own time. 373 00:14:14,984 --> 00:14:16,420 Nihilists believe 374 00:14:16,464 --> 00:14:17,813 that there's no point to anything, 375 00:14:17,857 --> 00:14:19,467 because it all ends in nothingness. 376 00:14:19,510 --> 00:14:21,861 Mind if I put on MTV? 377 00:14:21,904 --> 00:14:23,514 Doesn't matter. We're all gonna die anyway. 378 00:14:23,558 --> 00:14:25,908 Deep thought, dingus. 379 00:14:25,952 --> 00:14:28,171 Traditionalism is the philosophy 380 00:14:28,215 --> 00:14:30,478 that the best way of life is a return to the past. 381 00:14:30,521 --> 00:14:32,349 What are you doing? 382 00:14:32,393 --> 00:14:35,962 Making my own butter, like in olden times. 383 00:14:36,005 --> 00:14:37,093 That's stupid. 384 00:14:38,442 --> 00:14:41,315 My arms are still sore. 385 00:14:41,358 --> 00:14:43,491 Altruism is the belief that we should live 386 00:14:43,534 --> 00:14:46,015 only by bringing happiness to others. 387 00:14:46,059 --> 00:14:47,103 These are for you. 388 00:14:47,147 --> 00:14:48,409 Thanks. 389 00:14:48,452 --> 00:14:49,801 What the hell?! 390 00:14:49,845 --> 00:14:51,716 Egoism is the belief 391 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,371 that we should live only by bringing happiness to ourselves. 392 00:14:54,415 --> 00:14:56,852 Mmm. These are pretty good. 393 00:14:56,896 --> 00:14:58,680 Transcendentalists were 394 00:14:58,723 --> 00:15:01,335 philosophers who believed that our deepest connection 395 00:15:01,378 --> 00:15:03,206 is with nature. 396 00:15:03,250 --> 00:15:05,513 Eh. 397 00:15:11,432 --> 00:15:13,695 I'm beautiful. 398 00:15:15,697 --> 00:15:17,046 And then Georgie accuses me 399 00:15:17,090 --> 00:15:18,918 of hating my job. 400 00:15:18,961 --> 00:15:21,921 Is this where I thought I'd end up? No. 401 00:15:21,964 --> 00:15:23,748 Is this where you thought you'd end up? 402 00:15:23,792 --> 00:15:25,750 I thought I'd be working at my father's funeral home 403 00:15:25,794 --> 00:15:27,622 sewing people's eyes shut. 404 00:15:27,665 --> 00:15:29,232 My life turned out great. 405 00:15:29,276 --> 00:15:31,104 Well, good for you. 406 00:15:32,409 --> 00:15:34,934 The worst part is, I think Georgie's right. 407 00:15:36,370 --> 00:15:38,067 You're not happy at work? 408 00:15:38,111 --> 00:15:39,851 I can see if my dad's hiring. 409 00:15:39,895 --> 00:15:41,331 How are your sewing skills? 410 00:15:41,375 --> 00:15:44,160 It's not work. 411 00:15:46,032 --> 00:15:47,947 Honestly, I don't know if I'm happy anywhere. 412 00:15:51,037 --> 00:15:54,127 Ugh. When I asked y'all to hang for a drink, 413 00:15:54,170 --> 00:15:56,346 I didn't know you were gonna be such a bummer. 414 00:15:59,393 --> 00:16:02,135 Geez Louise. 415 00:16:02,178 --> 00:16:04,746 ♪ Amarillo is where I'll be. 416 00:16:13,668 --> 00:16:15,322 Dr. Linkletter?Sheldon. 417 00:16:15,365 --> 00:16:16,932 Good to see you. 418 00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:18,716 Come on in. I don't suppose 419 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:20,718 you're here to discuss physics, are you? 420 00:16:20,762 --> 00:16:21,719 As a matter of fact, I am. 421 00:16:21,763 --> 00:16:22,938 Excellent. 422 00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:24,331 I'm here to drop your class. 423 00:16:24,374 --> 00:16:25,723 I just need you to sign this. 424 00:16:25,767 --> 00:16:28,248 Have a seat. 425 00:16:28,291 --> 00:16:30,511 Sheldon, 426 00:16:30,554 --> 00:16:32,121 I don't know if you thought this through, 427 00:16:32,165 --> 00:16:33,993 but you're here on a physics scholarship, 428 00:16:34,036 --> 00:16:37,126 and switching to philosophy may not be well-received. 429 00:16:37,170 --> 00:16:38,649 Ordinarily, I'd be concerned, 430 00:16:38,693 --> 00:16:39,911 but I'm currently embracing hedonism. 431 00:16:39,955 --> 00:16:41,087 Sheldon, 432 00:16:41,130 --> 00:16:42,653 I've been made responsible for you, 433 00:16:42,697 --> 00:16:44,438 and so far, it's not going very well. 434 00:16:44,481 --> 00:16:45,874 You were admitted to this university 435 00:16:45,917 --> 00:16:47,397 for your scientific acumen. 436 00:16:47,441 --> 00:16:50,313 And changing majors could have serious repercussions. 437 00:16:50,357 --> 00:16:51,706 Son, 438 00:16:51,749 --> 00:16:53,316 please try to understand. 439 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,057 If you abandon physics for philosophy, 440 00:16:55,101 --> 00:16:57,233 : you're gonna be missing out on the opportunity 441 00:16:57,277 --> 00:16:58,756 to be part of something great. Possibly... 442 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:00,280 ♪ Tiny bubbles... 443 00:17:00,323 --> 00:17:02,064 As Dr. Linkletter prattled on, 444 00:17:02,108 --> 00:17:03,544 I couldn't help but notice 445 00:17:03,587 --> 00:17:06,155 the beauty of that ephemeral bubble. 446 00:17:06,199 --> 00:17:09,289 I wondered if perhaps we're all just bubbles, 447 00:17:09,332 --> 00:17:12,161 being buffeted through life on a stream of currents 448 00:17:12,205 --> 00:17:14,033 beyond our understanding.♪ Tiny bubbles... 449 00:17:14,076 --> 00:17:16,383 Look at it. The local minimization achieves 450 00:17:16,426 --> 00:17:19,560 a global maximization, and it's nearly perfect. 451 00:17:19,603 --> 00:17:21,431 I wondered if this was the key 452 00:17:21,475 --> 00:17:23,694 to the smoothness of matter in the universe. 453 00:17:23,738 --> 00:17:27,611 The cosmic web of stars and galaxies could hold it together 454 00:17:27,655 --> 00:17:30,049 like the web of polymers in soap! 455 00:17:30,092 --> 00:17:31,789 This could be a whole new area of research. 456 00:17:31,833 --> 00:17:33,791 Changing majors 457 00:17:33,835 --> 00:17:36,011 would be a huge mistake, but if this is what 458 00:17:36,055 --> 00:17:39,101 you really want, here you go. 459 00:17:41,669 --> 00:17:43,932 Sheldon?What? 460 00:17:43,975 --> 00:17:46,369 Here you go. Good luck with philosophy. 461 00:17:46,413 --> 00:17:49,242 Oh, I'm back on science now. I have work to do. 462 00:17:49,285 --> 00:17:54,073 ♪ Got a feeling that I'm gonna love you till the end of time. ♪ 463 00:17:58,686 --> 00:18:01,645 Captioning sponsored by CBS 464 00:18:01,689 --> 00:18:04,735 WARNER BROS. TELEVISION 465 00:18:04,779 --> 00:18:07,999 and TOYOTA. 466 00:18:08,043 --> 00:18:12,043 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org