As it happens, my own studies in the philosophical disciplines have led me down the same path as Denise is written to. I found myself unable to comprehend the use of Existentialism in modern philosophy. Such was not always the case. I remember thinking free will ideologies were indisputable, as oft most prefer. We come into this world with that perception, and from our initial point of view, we apply our faith. However, the more we learn of the universe, the less we apply ideas of the like. Free will breaks down when one asks the question "What is the mechanism that gives free will?" Once defined, the mechanism is simply another aspect of the physical universe, and thus no different than any other series of numbers which are applied. The composition of the sentient being is not simply a result of biology or environment. That is the essence of the either/or fallacy personified. No…  we are both environment and biology working in tandem, an unfathomable series of equations acting out their dance, yet unknowable due to the current Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. The Principle did away with Determinism in 1927, but did nothing against the laws of Causality in the operation of the known universe. When people use the word "random", many tend to think of it as if there was an effect without a cause. This is incorrect as physics are concerned. "Random" is simply not knowing a result…  But this is all scholastic. The point is, I had the worst time considering the need to propagate Existentialism as an actual practice outside of historical reference. "Still, how would someone justify it in today's world?", I'd often ponder to myself in the many nights of drinking the coff-ay and doing my wall starings. Oddly, my switch in how I related myself to the various concepts of existence changed between the time I was turned down by the major syndicates for A Girl Named Mars to the point I began RussoTrot. My Existentialism turned to Empiricism. Mars to Denise. The use of the philosophical fallacies are primary in the development of critical thinking skills and debate. In my opinion, these should be mandatory in public education, but I digress. As with A Girl Named Mars's use of humor to bring out the various perceptions of religious ideologies, RussoTrot will feature the metaphorical battle of philosophical concepts. Arguments I've argued, debates I've debated, always battling for some sort of personal truth, but never truly knowing. I think it's for the best. I do get a bit wary of people who claim to "know" the state of existence without contest. Mayhap we can all leave a little room open for the "What if?" For the Existential side, even if there's nothing to it save what we create in our minds. But this may be preaching, and I'd not have it that way. Do as you must…