Some ancient Asian cosmological views are close to the idea of an infinite regression of causes, as exemplified in the following apocryphal story: A Western traveler encountering an Oriental philosopher asks him to describe the nature of the world: “It is a great ball resting on the flat back of the world turtle.” “Ah yes, but what does the world turtle stand on?” “On the back of a still larger turtle.” “Yes, but what does he stand on?” “A very perceptive question.The quote was further popularised by John Green's book of the same title - in which he used the quote in reference to thought spirals (which both he, and the protagonist of the book, experienced as a symptom of their OCD). The earliest allusions in print to this mythological story can be found in the 17th and 18th centuries, but the first publication of 'turtles all the way down' is attributed to Joseph Berg in 1854 (see below). Quotes with 'turtles all the way down' have been incorrectly attributed to William James and Bertrand Russell (see 'Variations' section below). In another version, it is yet another turtle standing on a column of turtles continuing indefinitely (i.e., 'turtles all the way down').

In one version, it is a giant turtle who swims in an endless ocean. Those beasts, in turn stand on the back of another beast. The saying alludes to the mythological idea that the earth rests on the back of a large beast ( World Turtle/Tortoise) or beasts ( World Elephants). Christ, I’m not asking if you’re a seventeenth-century nun.' Turtles all the way down' is a humorous expression of the problem of infinite regress. Daisy says, “‘Well, of course you’ve seen one, Holmesy. It’s a real tragedy.” Or instead of saying hello she asks Holmesy, “Have you ever gotten a dick pic?” Holmesy says yes. She says, “I have the soul of a private jet owner, and the life of a public transportation rider. Daisy works at Chuck E Cheese in Indianapolis where the acclaimed author lives. I want a girlfriend like Daisy who will make me laugh all the time. Daisy tells her, “You’re sung.” I love Daisy. When Aza tells Daisy she’s the unsung hero in the investigation. Aza and her best friend Daisy have a lead, but will Aza pursue the mystery and betray Miles and his younger disturbed brother, Noah?īest friend Daisy is a riot.

Miles’s super-rich and super-corrupt father has gone missing and there’s a hundred thousand dollar reward to find him. Sixteen year old Aza is kind of smitten with Miles Pickett, who she’s known since they were little kids. T urtles All the Way Down (2017) by the acclaimed and very best selling young adult author, John Green, is the brilliant story of Aza Holmes who suffers acute anxiety.