The curse of metaphysical spots, the problems with believing in them and how to get rid of them 'belief stylie'.

It occurs to me that I know a fairly large amount of people who for one reason or another spend a lot of their time hissing 'Out, out damn spot.'

A lot of their time.

It appears to be a vital component of their lives.

They hiss at their hands, at their computers, at their diaries, at their phones. Or even their own heads.

And it has come to my attention that possibly the best way to 'Out, out damn spot,' is not to constantly hiss 'Out, out damn spot' in an obviously failing mantra, during an obviously flawed ritual, but possibly to completely forget that there was a spot to out in the godamn, fucking first place.

I mean, if the spot is completely forgot, then the spot is nothing, right? It's only the attention of the 'Out damn spotter's' that keeps the spot being tangible. Isn't it?

Isn't it true that things only exist if they are believed in? If they are seen and acknowledged?

So if we all forgot there ever was a spot, then surely there would be no spot at all. Any more.

There would be no spot.

Would there not?