In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Bender was widely lauded for his wisdom.
One day LIB ran up to him excitedly and said, "Bender, do you know what I just heard about Pole dancers?"
"Wait a moment," Bender replied, "Before you tell me I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test."
'Triple filter?" asked LIB.
"That's right," Bender continued, "Before you talk to me about pole dancers let's take a moment to 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," LIB said, "Actually I just heard about it."
"All right," said Bender, "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about pole dancers something good?"
"No, on the contrary..."
"So," Bender continued, "You want to tell me something about Pole dancers that may be bad, even though you're not certain it's true?"
LIB shrugged, a little embarrassed. Bender continued, "You may still pass the test though, because there is a third filter, the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about pole dancers going to be useful to me or anyone else?"
"No, not really."
"Well," concluded Bender, "If what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even useful, why tell it to me or anyone at all?"LIB was bewildered and ashamed.
This is an example of why Bender was and is, a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.
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