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Originally Posted by Northerner52
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And for those who are wary of clicking on unknown links, the answer is: fiction.
The piece really was authored, but not by George Carlin. According to Snopes, Carlin was asked about it in an interview.
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George Carlin very emphatically denied he had had anything to do with “Paradox,” a piece he referred to as “a sappy load of s##t,” and posted his comments about being associated with this essay on his own web site.
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Also according to Snopes:
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Credit belongs to Dr. Bob Moorehead, former pastor of Seattle’s Overlake Christian Church (who retired in 1998 after 29 years in that post). This essay appeared under the title “The Paradox of Our Age” in Words Aptly Spoken, Dr. Moorehead’s 1995 collection of prayers, homilies, and monologues used in his sermons and radio broadcasts...
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Great piece, but wrongly attributed to a guy who protested against eloquence with his profanities. (I'm a Carlin fan - not judging, just stating facts here).