1 00:00:01,710 --> 00:00:03,253 Previously on Young Sheldon... Which bowtie says "mature enough 2 00:00:03,337 --> 00:00:05,088 "to be in college, but whimsical enough 3 00:00:05,172 --> 00:00:06,507 "to discuss which came first, 4 00:00:06,590 --> 00:00:08,342 the Higgs field or the photon"? 5 00:00:08,425 --> 00:00:10,344 They both say "weird kid who eats alone." 6 00:00:10,427 --> 00:00:13,054 Hello, Dr. Sturgis. This is Mary Cooper. 7 00:00:13,138 --> 00:00:16,517 Did you know there's a, uh, supercollider being built 8 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,186 in Waxahachie, Texas? No. 9 00:00:19,269 --> 00:00:21,313 I've taken a job there. 10 00:00:21,396 --> 00:00:24,316 Hold on. You're not gonna be around 11 00:00:24,399 --> 00:00:25,818 when Sheldon starts college? 12 00:00:25,901 --> 00:00:27,945 That's a great question. 13 00:00:28,028 --> 00:00:29,613 No. 14 00:00:31,406 --> 00:00:33,074 JEFF: Since everyone 15 00:00:33,158 --> 00:00:34,910 is going back to school tomorrow, let's finish up 16 00:00:34,994 --> 00:00:38,121 with a back-to-school prayer. What? 17 00:00:38,205 --> 00:00:39,999 Does this prayer just apply to middle school, 18 00:00:40,081 --> 00:00:42,543 or is it appropriate for the college-bound? 19 00:00:42,626 --> 00:00:44,043 It's for everyone. 20 00:00:44,127 --> 00:00:46,421 But thank you once again for reminding us 21 00:00:46,505 --> 00:00:47,923 you're starting college. 22 00:00:48,007 --> 00:00:50,133 Oh, I don't mind. You've got a lot on your plate. 23 00:00:50,217 --> 00:00:51,886 Just pray. 24 00:00:51,969 --> 00:00:55,138 ALL: Dear Heavenly Father, as we return to school, 25 00:00:55,222 --> 00:00:56,348 we look to your eternal... 26 00:00:56,431 --> 00:00:57,641 Billy, it's not the pledge. 27 00:01:00,644 --> 00:01:02,897 It is clear that we cannot expect the cooperation... (phone ringing) 28 00:01:02,980 --> 00:01:07,108 Normally I don't like facial hair, but Spock makes it work. 29 00:01:07,192 --> 00:01:08,736 Hello? Sheldon, 30 00:01:08,819 --> 00:01:10,320 it's Dr. Linkletter. 31 00:01:10,404 --> 00:01:12,740 I'm watching Star Trek: The Original Series. 32 00:01:12,823 --> 00:01:15,409 I'm sorry, I'm not up on my cartoons. 33 00:01:15,492 --> 00:01:17,327 It's not a cartoon. It's a live-action 34 00:01:17,411 --> 00:01:18,787 science fiction show. 35 00:01:18,871 --> 00:01:20,455 Although there is one called Star Trek: 36 00:01:20,539 --> 00:01:21,957 The Animated Series. 37 00:01:22,041 --> 00:01:23,500 I believe you. 38 00:01:23,584 --> 00:01:25,711 I was wondering if I can speak with your mommy. 39 00:01:25,794 --> 00:01:27,086 Sure. Hold on. 40 00:01:27,170 --> 00:01:29,423 Mom, Dr. Linkletter's on the phone. 41 00:01:29,506 --> 00:01:30,674 While we wait, here's a fun fact. 42 00:01:30,758 --> 00:01:32,426 In the animated series, 43 00:01:32,509 --> 00:01:34,261 Kukulkan was played by James Doohan. 44 00:01:34,344 --> 00:01:36,638 Hello? James Doohan played Scotty 45 00:01:36,722 --> 00:01:38,097 on Star Trek: The Original Series. 46 00:01:38,181 --> 00:01:39,850 Sheldon, I've got it. 47 00:01:39,934 --> 00:01:42,352 He tried several accents before settling on Scottish. 48 00:01:42,436 --> 00:01:45,230 MARY: Sheldon, hang up. SHELDON: Okay. 49 00:01:45,313 --> 00:01:47,691 He felt the Scots were excellent engineers. Bye. 50 00:01:47,775 --> 00:01:49,610 Dr. Linkletter, 51 00:01:49,693 --> 00:01:51,278 what can I do for you? 52 00:01:51,361 --> 00:01:53,321 Hello, Mrs. Cooper. I just wanted to let you know, 53 00:01:53,405 --> 00:01:55,783 with Dr. Sturgis away, I'll be available 54 00:01:55,866 --> 00:01:57,618 should Sheldon need anything. 55 00:01:57,701 --> 00:02:01,997 Oh, that is very comforting to know. Thank you so much. 56 00:02:02,081 --> 00:02:04,458 His well-being is important to me, 57 00:02:04,541 --> 00:02:07,377 as was made abundantly clear by my boss. 58 00:02:07,461 --> 00:02:10,965 Okay, well, we are truly grateful. 59 00:02:11,048 --> 00:02:13,592 Now, I'm not terribly experienced around children. 60 00:02:13,675 --> 00:02:15,719 If he needs to use the restroom, I don't have to 61 00:02:15,803 --> 00:02:17,888 go in with him, do I? 62 00:02:17,972 --> 00:02:20,682 ♪ Nobody else is stronger than I am ♪ 63 00:02:20,766 --> 00:02:23,644 ♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain ♪ 64 00:02:23,727 --> 00:02:26,855 ♪ I bet I could be your hero ♪ 65 00:02:26,939 --> 00:02:28,690 ♪ I am a mighty little man ♪ 66 00:02:28,774 --> 00:02:33,612 ♪ I am a mighty little man. ♪ 67 00:02:37,574 --> 00:02:39,326 Bless us, Lord, for the food we are about to receive, 68 00:02:39,409 --> 00:02:41,036 and bless the hands that prepared it. 69 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:42,788 And with school starting tomorrow, 70 00:02:42,871 --> 00:02:44,372 please watch over our children. 71 00:02:44,456 --> 00:02:46,041 Pastor Jeff already covered this. 72 00:02:46,125 --> 00:02:48,085 He did? Yeah, we're good. Amen. 73 00:02:48,167 --> 00:02:50,504 ALL: Amen. 74 00:02:50,587 --> 00:02:51,922 Can I take your truck tomorrow? 75 00:02:52,006 --> 00:02:54,049 Well, I think you're riding with me. 76 00:02:54,133 --> 00:02:56,426 Sorry, I'm taking Missy to school, 77 00:02:56,510 --> 00:02:58,512 and Meemaw's taking Sheldon. 78 00:02:58,595 --> 00:03:01,056 Well, can I at least drive? Sure. 79 00:03:01,140 --> 00:03:02,933 While you hide in the back under a tarp? 80 00:03:03,017 --> 00:03:05,811 Stop praying for him and focus on the other two. 81 00:03:05,894 --> 00:03:08,897 Sheldon, good news. 82 00:03:08,981 --> 00:03:10,607 Dr. Linkletter was calling to say 83 00:03:10,691 --> 00:03:13,485 that while you're at school, if you need anything, 84 00:03:13,568 --> 00:03:14,945 you can go to him. 85 00:03:15,029 --> 00:03:16,780 Starting college and you need a babysitter. 86 00:03:16,864 --> 00:03:17,865 That's funny. 87 00:03:17,948 --> 00:03:19,867 I don't need a babysitter. 88 00:03:19,950 --> 00:03:23,954 Dr. Linkletter is just around in case there's a problem. 89 00:03:24,038 --> 00:03:25,914 Like if he needs a new diaper? Ha! 90 00:03:25,998 --> 00:03:28,750 Enough. Can we please have a nice dinner? 91 00:03:28,834 --> 00:03:32,171 We could. But you're the one who wants to eat as a family. 92 00:03:32,253 --> 00:03:35,049 Don't pray for any of 'em. 93 00:03:36,383 --> 00:03:37,384 (knock on door) 94 00:03:37,467 --> 00:03:39,761 Dr. Linkletter. Sheldon. 95 00:03:39,845 --> 00:03:41,805 How wonderfully early it is to see you. 96 00:03:41,889 --> 00:03:44,183 If you've come by for a snack, I picked you up 97 00:03:44,265 --> 00:03:45,726 some crackers shaped like fish. 98 00:03:45,809 --> 00:03:47,519 I just wanted to let you know 99 00:03:47,602 --> 00:03:49,270 that I don't need you to babysit me. 100 00:03:49,354 --> 00:03:51,023 I'm perfectly self-reliant. 101 00:03:51,106 --> 00:03:53,400 Excellent. I'm not very comfortable around children, 102 00:03:53,483 --> 00:03:55,194 even with your level of maturity. 103 00:03:55,276 --> 00:03:57,071 How old are you? Six? Seven? 104 00:03:57,112 --> 00:03:58,030 Eleven. 105 00:03:58,113 --> 00:03:59,531 I see. 106 00:03:59,614 --> 00:04:01,282 Then it's good I kept the receipt for this 107 00:04:01,366 --> 00:04:04,244 bottle of bubbles shaped like a bear. 108 00:04:04,327 --> 00:04:05,871 I should get going. 109 00:04:05,954 --> 00:04:08,331 My philosophy class starts in a few minutes. 110 00:04:08,415 --> 00:04:11,543 Ah, yes, the great thinkers. Socrates, Plato. 111 00:04:11,626 --> 00:04:16,006 Speaking of which, I got you some Play-Doh. 112 00:04:21,386 --> 00:04:22,804 I figure you don't want me to walk you in? 113 00:04:22,888 --> 00:04:24,305 I've trained you well. 114 00:04:24,389 --> 00:04:27,017 Do you have everything you need? Lunch money? 115 00:04:27,101 --> 00:04:28,727 Yep. Locker combination? 116 00:04:28,810 --> 00:04:30,478 Right here. 117 00:04:30,562 --> 00:04:33,356 Why is it there? Writing on my hand is so fifth grade. 118 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,067 Of course. 119 00:04:35,150 --> 00:04:37,111 Okay, I'm gonna go in. 120 00:04:37,194 --> 00:04:39,905 I assume you don't want a hug? 121 00:04:39,988 --> 00:04:41,782 Make it quick. 122 00:04:43,324 --> 00:04:45,326 That's enough. Okay. 123 00:04:46,578 --> 00:04:49,414 Wish me luck. Good luck. 124 00:04:53,460 --> 00:04:55,754 ♪ ♪ 125 00:05:04,179 --> 00:05:05,555 Hey. 126 00:05:05,639 --> 00:05:06,932 Hey, Brenda. 127 00:05:07,015 --> 00:05:08,475 She didn't want you to walk her in? 128 00:05:08,558 --> 00:05:10,310 No. How about Billy? 129 00:05:10,393 --> 00:05:11,394 Oh, I walked him in. 130 00:05:11,478 --> 00:05:12,771 Found his homeroom. 131 00:05:12,854 --> 00:05:14,273 Explained that "homeroom" is different 132 00:05:14,355 --> 00:05:16,066 than his room at home. 133 00:05:16,150 --> 00:05:17,484 Still not sure he gets it. 134 00:05:17,567 --> 00:05:19,778 Tough day. Yeah. 135 00:05:19,861 --> 00:05:21,655 You want to get some coffee? 136 00:05:21,738 --> 00:05:25,284 I was thinking vodka, but coffee will do. 137 00:05:27,744 --> 00:05:31,623 ADULT SHELDON: I've always considered myself a collector of knowledge. 138 00:05:31,706 --> 00:05:34,626 My mind is like the warehouse at the end of 139 00:05:34,709 --> 00:05:36,795 Raiders of the Lost Ark. 140 00:05:36,878 --> 00:05:40,007 But instead of artifacts, it's just facts. (chuckles) 141 00:05:40,090 --> 00:05:42,467 And now that I was a full-time college student, 142 00:05:42,550 --> 00:05:45,929 my collection was about to grow exponentially. 143 00:05:46,013 --> 00:05:48,182 ERICSON: Welcome to the world of philosophy. 144 00:05:48,265 --> 00:05:51,601 Most college courses are about teaching you things 145 00:05:51,685 --> 00:05:53,478 that you don't know. Here, 146 00:05:53,561 --> 00:05:57,024 I am going to teach you that you don't even know 147 00:05:57,107 --> 00:05:59,234 what you think you know. 148 00:05:59,318 --> 00:06:01,444 Oh, boy. 149 00:06:05,824 --> 00:06:08,576 The Chinese philosopher Chuang Tzu believed 150 00:06:08,660 --> 00:06:11,454 it was possible he didn't really know anything 151 00:06:11,538 --> 00:06:13,790 because he might just be a butterfly 152 00:06:13,874 --> 00:06:15,959 dreaming that he was a philosopher. 153 00:06:16,043 --> 00:06:17,294 Yes. 154 00:06:17,376 --> 00:06:18,628 He wasn't a butterfly. 155 00:06:18,712 --> 00:06:20,297 Well, how do you know? 156 00:06:20,379 --> 00:06:22,423 The butterfly brain doesn't contain enough neurons 157 00:06:22,507 --> 00:06:25,052 to generate a complex dream. Plus, you referred to him 158 00:06:25,135 --> 00:06:26,511 as Chinese philosopher Chuang Tzu, 159 00:06:26,594 --> 00:06:28,555 and not Chinese butterfly Chuang Tzu. 160 00:06:28,638 --> 00:06:31,558 You must be Sheldon Cooper. Yes, ma'am. 161 00:06:31,641 --> 00:06:34,311 Very well, Mr. Cooper, how do you know 162 00:06:34,393 --> 00:06:37,064 you're not just dreaming butterflies can't dream? 163 00:06:37,147 --> 00:06:38,397 Because I'm awake. 164 00:06:38,481 --> 00:06:40,150 Or are you dreaming you're awake? 165 00:06:40,234 --> 00:06:42,986 You can see I'm awake and you can hear me talking. 166 00:06:43,070 --> 00:06:44,821 Yeah... I don't know. 167 00:06:44,905 --> 00:06:48,242 I saw some pretty trippy stuff at a Grateful Dead concert. 168 00:06:49,534 --> 00:06:51,536 The drummer turned into a tap-dancing walrus 169 00:06:51,619 --> 00:06:52,996 and floated away. 170 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:56,375 So we can't really trust our senses, can we? 171 00:06:56,457 --> 00:06:57,751 We can validate them by 172 00:06:57,834 --> 00:06:59,169 comparing them with other observers. 173 00:06:59,253 --> 00:07:01,504 Mm, but that would mean 174 00:07:01,588 --> 00:07:03,340 we have to hear what they say, 175 00:07:03,422 --> 00:07:07,468 which requires... trusting our senses. 176 00:07:07,552 --> 00:07:10,430 Do you see a problem with your argument, Mr. Cooper? 177 00:07:10,513 --> 00:07:12,266 I could concentrate better if you weren't 178 00:07:12,349 --> 00:07:14,393 flashing your toes at me. 179 00:07:14,475 --> 00:07:16,561 Billy's a sweet kid. 180 00:07:16,644 --> 00:07:19,981 But these middle schoolers are gonna eat him alive. 181 00:07:20,065 --> 00:07:23,735 You don't know that. Maybe they'll be nice. 182 00:07:23,818 --> 00:07:25,404 Boy, if we were in middle school right now, 183 00:07:25,486 --> 00:07:27,655 I'd have your head in a toilet so fast. 184 00:07:27,739 --> 00:07:30,784 If you want, I can ask Missy to hang out with him, 185 00:07:30,867 --> 00:07:32,369 make sure things go okay. 186 00:07:32,452 --> 00:07:34,788 Absolutely not. Why? 187 00:07:34,871 --> 00:07:37,582 That girl is cute and sassy, 188 00:07:37,665 --> 00:07:39,542 and has a real chance at being popular. 189 00:07:39,626 --> 00:07:42,670 Do not take that from her. Or me. 190 00:07:42,754 --> 00:07:45,173 Popularity isn't that important. 191 00:07:45,257 --> 00:07:47,717 It is the most important. 192 00:07:47,801 --> 00:07:50,053 Look at us. I'm miserable. 193 00:07:50,137 --> 00:07:52,806 You're always worried about something. 194 00:07:52,889 --> 00:07:56,310 I'd like one girl around here to win. 195 00:07:56,393 --> 00:07:59,104 I'm not always worried. 196 00:07:59,187 --> 00:08:01,398 It's Sheldon's first day of college, 197 00:08:01,481 --> 00:08:03,317 and you're not freaking out? 198 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,026 It's on my mind. Mm. 199 00:08:05,110 --> 00:08:07,988 But he's been looking forward to this for a long time. 200 00:08:08,071 --> 00:08:10,407 I'm sure he's having a wonderful day. 201 00:08:10,489 --> 00:08:13,201 She displayed complete contempt for science. 202 00:08:13,285 --> 00:08:15,078 She claimed that knowledge was a myth, 203 00:08:15,162 --> 00:08:16,871 and then she told the class they could take their shoes off. 204 00:08:16,955 --> 00:08:18,498 Some of them did. 205 00:08:18,581 --> 00:08:20,500 Luckily we've established you're a mature young man 206 00:08:20,583 --> 00:08:22,419 capable of figuring this out on his own, 207 00:08:22,501 --> 00:08:24,171 so, go get 'em, sport. 208 00:08:24,254 --> 00:08:26,423 But as a man of science, aren't you offended by this? 209 00:08:26,506 --> 00:08:28,508 Sheldon, this is a college campus. 210 00:08:28,591 --> 00:08:30,135 You come across all sorts. 211 00:08:30,218 --> 00:08:31,970 Anarchists, communists, vegans. 212 00:08:32,053 --> 00:08:34,264 There's a fella in the religion department that believes God is 213 00:08:34,348 --> 00:08:36,724 two women, and their names are Wendy and Claire. 214 00:08:36,808 --> 00:08:38,977 But to say nobody actually knows anything, 215 00:08:39,060 --> 00:08:41,396 how could she know that? It's a contradiction. 216 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:43,440 How about I blow some bubbles out of a bear's head 217 00:08:43,523 --> 00:08:44,983 and we call it a day? 218 00:08:45,066 --> 00:08:46,860 I don't know how I'm going to last all semester 219 00:08:46,943 --> 00:08:48,611 with this freewheeling hippy. 220 00:08:48,695 --> 00:08:50,571 Sheldon, I don't know what to tell you. 221 00:08:50,655 --> 00:08:52,615 If you're that unhappy, just drop the class. 222 00:08:52,699 --> 00:08:55,910 Of course. Drop the class. 223 00:08:55,994 --> 00:08:57,787 This is college. I can do that. 224 00:08:57,871 --> 00:08:59,956 There you go. Thank you. 225 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:01,958 You're welcome. From now on, 226 00:09:02,042 --> 00:09:03,960 I'm coming to you with all my problems. 227 00:09:04,044 --> 00:09:05,837 Oh... 228 00:09:10,758 --> 00:09:14,388 "The statement on the other side of this sign is true." 229 00:09:17,057 --> 00:09:17,974 Ugh. 230 00:09:18,058 --> 00:09:20,310 Professor Ericson? 231 00:09:20,394 --> 00:09:22,603 ERICSON: Come in. 232 00:09:24,147 --> 00:09:27,025 Mr. Cooper, welcome. How can I help you? 233 00:09:27,108 --> 00:09:28,818 I would like to drop your class. 234 00:09:28,902 --> 00:09:30,695 Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. 235 00:09:30,778 --> 00:09:33,532 I enjoyed our discussion about skepticism. 236 00:09:33,614 --> 00:09:34,824 And butterflies. 237 00:09:34,908 --> 00:09:36,368 I'm a scientist, and I don't find 238 00:09:36,451 --> 00:09:38,119 those types of questions worth my time. 239 00:09:38,203 --> 00:09:40,621 And butterflies are just worms that can chase you. 240 00:09:40,705 --> 00:09:43,166 (laughs softly) The questions of philosophy 241 00:09:43,250 --> 00:09:45,168 are extremely challenging. 242 00:09:45,252 --> 00:09:47,295 People have spent 2,000-plus years 243 00:09:47,379 --> 00:09:49,589 trying to solve them without success. 244 00:09:49,672 --> 00:09:54,010 So if you feel like giving up, I don't blame you. 245 00:09:54,094 --> 00:09:55,554 I'm not giving up. 246 00:09:55,636 --> 00:09:57,138 I'm saying they're not important. 247 00:09:57,222 --> 00:10:00,350 Okay, so what is important? 248 00:10:00,434 --> 00:10:02,310 The acquisition of factual knowledge. 249 00:10:02,394 --> 00:10:05,063 And how do you know if something is factual? 250 00:10:05,146 --> 00:10:07,148 You test it and see if it holds true. 251 00:10:07,232 --> 00:10:09,608 And how do you know that that's factual? 252 00:10:09,692 --> 00:10:12,612 (strains): You're doing it again. 253 00:10:12,695 --> 00:10:14,948 Maybe you're dreaming I'm doing it. 254 00:10:15,031 --> 00:10:16,491 How was your first day? 255 00:10:16,575 --> 00:10:18,368 Infuriating. 256 00:10:18,452 --> 00:10:20,078 How was your first day? 257 00:10:20,161 --> 00:10:21,371 So good. 258 00:10:21,455 --> 00:10:23,164 How was your first day? 259 00:10:27,544 --> 00:10:31,089 And then she said, "Maybe you're just dreaming." 260 00:10:31,172 --> 00:10:33,216 Are you gonna drop the class? Yes, 261 00:10:33,300 --> 00:10:35,469 but only after I systematically destroy 262 00:10:35,552 --> 00:10:38,430 her half-baked arguments in front of everybody else. 263 00:10:38,513 --> 00:10:40,723 It's good to have goals. 264 00:10:40,807 --> 00:10:42,309 And at lunch, an eighth-grade boy said, 265 00:10:42,392 --> 00:10:45,061 and I quote, "I like Funyuns, too." 266 00:10:45,145 --> 00:10:46,646 Wow. 267 00:10:46,729 --> 00:10:48,022 I know. 268 00:10:51,234 --> 00:10:52,902 I stopped at the library today and picked up 269 00:10:52,986 --> 00:10:55,696 books on epistemology, Descartes's dream argument 270 00:10:55,780 --> 00:10:58,158 and the foundations of scientific logic. 271 00:10:58,241 --> 00:10:59,826 Do you know what she's going to do? 272 00:10:59,909 --> 00:11:01,453 Rue the day? 273 00:11:01,536 --> 00:11:02,829 The day, the night. If it's rue-able, 274 00:11:02,912 --> 00:11:04,998 she's going to rue it. 275 00:11:05,081 --> 00:11:06,791 And in math class, I sit right between 276 00:11:06,874 --> 00:11:08,084 Heather M. and Heather B. 277 00:11:08,168 --> 00:11:10,253 It's nice you're with your friends. 278 00:11:10,337 --> 00:11:12,631 It's more than nice. All notes go through me. 279 00:11:12,713 --> 00:11:14,549 That's power. 280 00:11:14,633 --> 00:11:16,968 ♪ She's my cherry pie ♪ 281 00:11:17,051 --> 00:11:19,513 ♪ Cool drink of water, such a sweet surprise ♪ 282 00:11:20,597 --> 00:11:22,849 ♪ Tastes so good, make a grown man cry ♪ 283 00:11:22,932 --> 00:11:27,521 ♪ Sweet cherry pie, yeah. ♪ 284 00:11:31,149 --> 00:11:33,151 ADULT SHELDON: The good name of Lady Science 285 00:11:33,234 --> 00:11:36,446 had been besmirched and it was up to me to defend her honor. 286 00:11:36,530 --> 00:11:38,865 I had a lot of ground to cover in one night. 287 00:11:38,948 --> 00:11:42,035 Thankfully, 11 years of my family's incessant yammering 288 00:11:42,118 --> 00:11:45,288 had given me an extraordinary ability to focus. 289 00:11:45,372 --> 00:11:47,457 But I want to watch Fresh Prince. 290 00:11:47,541 --> 00:11:49,083 Too bad. The game is on. 291 00:11:49,167 --> 00:11:50,835 There's always a game on. Dad? 292 00:11:50,918 --> 00:11:52,462 Sorry, kid, it's the Cowboys. 293 00:11:52,546 --> 00:11:53,796 But it's the season premiere. 294 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:55,131 Fresh Prince's family gets tickets 295 00:11:55,215 --> 00:11:56,591 to the People's Choice Awards. 296 00:11:56,675 --> 00:11:58,051 I'm not missing it. 297 00:11:58,134 --> 00:11:59,511 "Present investigations aim to establish 298 00:11:59,594 --> 00:12:01,346 "a constructional system. 299 00:12:01,429 --> 00:12:04,057 That is, an epistemic, logical system of objects..." 300 00:12:04,140 --> 00:12:06,184 My show's only 30 minutes. 301 00:12:06,267 --> 00:12:07,935 Yours is three hours. 302 00:12:08,019 --> 00:12:09,103 But yours don't have them cheerleaders 303 00:12:09,187 --> 00:12:11,147 jumping up and down. Mom? 304 00:12:11,231 --> 00:12:14,192 What if we don't turn the TV on at all and we play a board game? 305 00:12:14,275 --> 00:12:15,569 Come on. Seriously? 306 00:12:15,652 --> 00:12:17,195 SHELDON: "So that a genealogy 307 00:12:17,278 --> 00:12:18,405 "of concepts results, in which each one 308 00:12:18,488 --> 00:12:19,656 has its definite place." 309 00:12:19,738 --> 00:12:21,115 MARY: Shelly, it's your turn. 310 00:12:21,199 --> 00:12:22,576 Shelly? 311 00:12:22,659 --> 00:12:24,118 What's happening? 312 00:12:24,202 --> 00:12:26,120 We're playing a board game. 313 00:12:26,204 --> 00:12:27,205 Before dinner? 314 00:12:27,288 --> 00:12:29,332 You ate dinner. 315 00:12:29,416 --> 00:12:30,291 (doorbell rings) 316 00:12:30,375 --> 00:12:31,501 Did I like it? 317 00:12:31,585 --> 00:12:33,127 You said the meat loaf was dry. 318 00:12:33,211 --> 00:12:34,921 That sounds right. 319 00:12:37,965 --> 00:12:41,052 Hi, Brenda. I just wanted to see how today went. 320 00:12:41,135 --> 00:12:43,597 Oh. (clears throat) 321 00:12:45,599 --> 00:12:47,559 (groans) Not great. 322 00:12:47,642 --> 00:12:49,310 Sheldon is already in some sort of fight 323 00:12:49,394 --> 00:12:51,271 with his philosophy professor. 324 00:12:51,354 --> 00:12:53,772 About what? Currently, he's plotting 325 00:12:53,856 --> 00:12:56,276 "the destruction of her worldview," 326 00:12:56,359 --> 00:12:58,612 whatever that means. Sounds exciting. 327 00:12:58,695 --> 00:13:01,531 It's mostly him reading a book and giggling to himself. 328 00:13:01,615 --> 00:13:03,199 How about Billy? 329 00:13:03,283 --> 00:13:04,367 Not much better. 330 00:13:04,451 --> 00:13:06,327 Oh. In Spanish class, 331 00:13:06,411 --> 00:13:08,371 every time the teacher said "Sí," Billy said, "See what?" 332 00:13:08,455 --> 00:13:10,373 Oh, Billy. 333 00:13:10,457 --> 00:13:14,043 I know, but if I don't laugh about it I'll cry. 334 00:13:14,127 --> 00:13:15,211 I'm sorry. 335 00:13:15,295 --> 00:13:16,630 How did Missy do? 336 00:13:16,713 --> 00:13:18,632 I think Missy had the best day of her life. 337 00:13:18,715 --> 00:13:20,841 (exhales): Oh, thank God. Tell me everything. 338 00:13:20,925 --> 00:13:25,054 Well, in one class she sits between her friends, 339 00:13:25,138 --> 00:13:27,140 so the note-passing goes through her. 340 00:13:27,223 --> 00:13:29,976 She's gonna get the dirt firsthand. That's huge. 341 00:13:30,059 --> 00:13:32,562 And then an eighth-grade boy talked to her at lunch. 342 00:13:32,646 --> 00:13:34,105 On the first day? Uh-huh. 343 00:13:34,188 --> 00:13:36,190 She's gonna be prom queen. I'm calling it. 344 00:13:36,274 --> 00:13:37,609 (laughs) That's fun, 345 00:13:37,692 --> 00:13:40,570 but let's not get ahead of ourselves. 346 00:13:40,654 --> 00:13:42,614 Mary, it'll be a miracle 347 00:13:42,697 --> 00:13:44,907 if Billy even makes it to high school. 348 00:13:44,991 --> 00:13:46,785 Don't take this away from me. 349 00:13:47,910 --> 00:13:50,580 Missy is gonna look so cute in that tiara. 350 00:13:50,622 --> 00:13:51,539 Yes, she is. 351 00:13:51,623 --> 00:13:53,082 That's the Fresh Prince. 352 00:13:53,166 --> 00:13:54,751 He's from West Philadelphia. 353 00:13:54,833 --> 00:13:56,544 Born and raised. 354 00:13:58,045 --> 00:13:59,798 ADULT SHELDON: It was past my bedtime, 355 00:13:59,880 --> 00:14:02,008 but who could sleep with a page-turner 356 00:14:02,091 --> 00:14:05,261 like Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes? 357 00:14:05,345 --> 00:14:07,472 Descartes was more than just a philosopher. 358 00:14:07,555 --> 00:14:09,349 He was also the mathematician 359 00:14:09,432 --> 00:14:11,559 who invented the Cartesian plane. 360 00:14:11,643 --> 00:14:13,436 If you've ever enjoyed that X squared 361 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:15,605 plus Y squared equals K is a circle, 362 00:14:15,689 --> 00:14:18,441 you can say merci beaucoup to Monsieur Descartes. 363 00:14:25,657 --> 00:14:27,116 Hello? 364 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:28,660 Bonjour, Sheldon. 365 00:14:28,743 --> 00:14:30,495 Bonjour, René Descartes. 366 00:14:30,578 --> 00:14:32,580 Please, sit. 367 00:14:35,709 --> 00:14:39,128 I see you're reading a book on philosophy by Aristotle. 368 00:14:39,212 --> 00:14:42,590 I am. And it is garbage! 369 00:14:42,674 --> 00:14:47,094 Aristotle is, how you say, a punk! 370 00:14:49,180 --> 00:14:52,726 I'm also having trouble with my philosophy professor. 371 00:14:52,809 --> 00:14:55,395 Hmm? She says that we don't know if science is true. 372 00:14:55,478 --> 00:14:57,104 Mon dieu! 373 00:14:57,188 --> 00:14:59,691 Without science, we know nothing. 374 00:14:59,774 --> 00:15:03,236 No different than the dogs and kitties in the street 375 00:15:03,319 --> 00:15:06,113 wandering around in a fog of ignorance 376 00:15:06,197 --> 00:15:08,533 with the woofings and the meowings. 377 00:15:08,616 --> 00:15:10,326 So how do I get her to understand that science 378 00:15:10,410 --> 00:15:13,454 can form true beliefs about reality as it really is? 379 00:15:13,538 --> 00:15:15,498 Ah, young man. 380 00:15:15,582 --> 00:15:18,084 You are you asking what is the foundation 381 00:15:18,167 --> 00:15:19,919 of knowledge, huh? 382 00:15:20,002 --> 00:15:23,130 Yes. Well, hold on to your chapeau. 383 00:15:23,214 --> 00:15:24,340 I'm not wearing a chapeau. 384 00:15:24,424 --> 00:15:26,133 It is just an expression. 385 00:15:26,217 --> 00:15:27,176 Sorry. 386 00:15:27,260 --> 00:15:29,178 All knowledge must rest 387 00:15:29,262 --> 00:15:34,350 on a foundation that we can never doubt and that is... 388 00:15:35,142 --> 00:15:36,853 Of course. 389 00:15:36,935 --> 00:15:38,396 ERICSON: So we learned that the theory of knowledge 390 00:15:38,479 --> 00:15:41,023 poses some very serious problems. 391 00:15:41,107 --> 00:15:43,484 Excuse me, Professor Ericson. 392 00:15:43,568 --> 00:15:46,863 I've done a little reading since last we spoke, and I'm prepared 393 00:15:46,945 --> 00:15:49,990 to show you that everything we know about science is true. 394 00:15:50,074 --> 00:15:51,743 Well, I am all ears. 395 00:15:51,826 --> 00:15:55,037 You said I couldn't truly know anything, 396 00:15:55,121 --> 00:15:56,623 but there is one thing that I do know. 397 00:15:56,706 --> 00:15:59,709 If I question, I must think; 398 00:15:59,793 --> 00:16:01,377 if I think, I must exist. 399 00:16:01,461 --> 00:16:07,467 Cogito, ergo sum: I think, therefore I am. 400 00:16:08,968 --> 00:16:10,553 You're right. 401 00:16:10,637 --> 00:16:12,346 You're darn right I'm right. 402 00:16:12,430 --> 00:16:15,558 Guys, g-give it up for Sheldon. 403 00:16:15,642 --> 00:16:17,518 (applause) 404 00:16:18,436 --> 00:16:20,647 Now for a job well done... 405 00:16:22,064 --> 00:16:24,525 ...here is a flower full of sweet nectar. 406 00:16:24,609 --> 00:16:26,277 Why would I want that? 407 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,029 Because you're a butterfly and this is just your dream. 408 00:16:29,113 --> 00:16:30,740 I'm not a butterfly. 409 00:16:30,824 --> 00:16:32,867 Are you sure? (laughs) 410 00:16:32,951 --> 00:16:34,661 (laughter echoing) 411 00:16:35,954 --> 00:16:37,163 (gasps) 412 00:16:37,246 --> 00:16:40,708 (sighs) It was a dream. 413 00:16:40,792 --> 00:16:41,835 Oh, no. 414 00:16:41,918 --> 00:16:44,587 (grunts) Help! 415 00:16:44,671 --> 00:16:46,380 I'm a butterfly! 416 00:16:46,464 --> 00:16:49,258 Nothing I know is real! Everything is a dream! 417 00:16:49,342 --> 00:16:51,051 Missy, help! 418 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:55,598 No! 419 00:16:55,682 --> 00:16:57,350 (gasps) 420 00:16:58,685 --> 00:16:59,811 Missy, 421 00:16:59,853 --> 00:17:00,728 am I awake 422 00:17:00,812 --> 00:17:01,938 or is this a dream? 423 00:17:02,021 --> 00:17:04,148 Shut up, dingus. 424 00:17:04,231 --> 00:17:05,900 Okay, I'm awake. 425 00:17:08,736 --> 00:17:11,698 Shelly, you feeling all right? 426 00:17:11,781 --> 00:17:13,282 Yes. 427 00:17:13,366 --> 00:17:14,534 How come you're not dressed? 428 00:17:14,617 --> 00:17:15,910 Why should I? 429 00:17:15,994 --> 00:17:18,329 'Cause you're gonna be late for school. 430 00:17:18,412 --> 00:17:20,874 I'm not going to school. Why not? 431 00:17:20,957 --> 00:17:23,125 Because I don't know what's real. 432 00:17:23,209 --> 00:17:24,293 What does that mean? 433 00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:25,879 Dreaming and waking, 434 00:17:25,962 --> 00:17:29,590 life and death, philosophers and butterflies, 435 00:17:29,674 --> 00:17:32,343 they're all the same. 436 00:17:32,426 --> 00:17:34,595 Nothing matters. 437 00:17:34,679 --> 00:17:38,307 That's an interesting way of looking at things. 438 00:17:38,391 --> 00:17:40,643 George? n interesting way of looking at things.