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WRITERS > editor, satirist > H L Mencken
A metaphysician is...
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A metaphysician is one who, when you remark that twice two makes four, demands to know what you mean by twice, what by two, what by makes, and what by four. For asking such questions metaphysicians are supported in oriental luxury in the universities...
Source: A Mencken Chrestomathy, pt. 2, The Metaphysician, 1949.
-- H L Mencken, (Sep 12 1880-1956), US editor, satirist; He is known for his biting satire, insults, and debunking in The American Mercury, 1924-33.