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Originally Posted by AngryGerbil  You're right, it's unwinnable, and that just makes it annoy me even more. |
The etymology is fairly complex, but originally the word "theory" meant something akin to an orgasmic, estatic revelation. It was closely tied to Orphic notions of intoxication, which largely sprung from pre-civilized fertility cults in which the god Bacchus, who delivered alcohol to men, was widely revered for granting a piece of deific experience...i.e. drunkeness.
Early Greek philosophers drew heavily from the Orphic tradition, but revered intoxication of the mind over intoxication of the body.
It's not really relevant, but I always thought it was pretty sweet.