
: skip to main skip to sidebar The Sci Fi Catholic Science Fiction News Book and Movie Reviews Religious Topics All from a Catholic Perspective Sunday , October 11, 2009 A Groaner The philosopher Rene Descartes moved to Sweden in 1649 to tutor Queen Christina . Descartes was a lazy man used to sleeping late , and he was now grieving over the recent destruction of the robot he had built to replace his dead daughter the robot having been tossed off a ship by ignorant and fearful sailors so he was irritated to find he was expected to lecture to the queen every morning at . five One morning , however , the queen did not send for Descartes . Though he was at first inclined to take advantage of the situation and remain in bed , his curiosity was aroused , and so he arose , dressed , and found the chamberlain . When he did so , he asked , Why has the queen not sent for me The chamberlain replied , Monsieur , Her Highness find this morning that she has quite lost her voice , so she simply cannot see you . Descartes thought about this for a moment . She's not ill , then Surely she doesn't need her voice to hear me lecture . The chamberlain answered , Ah , Monsieur , perhaps this is true