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Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: Gravity (L3)
>
> >I'd recommend the astrology entry of the Skeptics Dictionary at
> >http://skepdic.com/astrolgy.html.
>
> Interesting.
> But keep in mind, none of the ideas I spouted out in a moment of supposed
> revelation were inspired by Astrology. I know very little about all that
> zodiac stuff, and actually had to ask a few people for the info I got.
>
> I more had a sense of an energy FORCE that was powerful and
all-surrounding,
> Star Wars style ("It penetrates us, it binds us together, etc."). I
> witnessed this force before me, felt it rushing through me, and was
> overwhelmed by the reality I was experiencing. And as I said before,
there
> were no drugs -- prescription or otherwise -- influencing my perception.
I might suggest it was a self generated rush of endorphins. Not to in any
way diminish your experience, because Ive experienced something similar.
I was at a concert, my favorite band, music that inspires me and is utterly
uplifting IMHO, and I felt like I was being touched by the hand of God. The
memory of it makes me feel like crying, joy for having felt it, grief for
having lost it. It is unsettling to remember and brings on irrational urges.
It was an epiphany, but it was also just chemicals my body makes.
> I've always had a sense of self, purpose, and a belief in some high order
to
> things, but it was always abstract, removed from my waking world. I
couldn't
> deny what was occurring around me, and after confirming I wasn't going
insane
> I promptly began looking into a logical explanation.
>
> The best answer I could come up with was Gravity.
>
> My father is a psychiatrist, a man of science, and also has a healthy
> spiritual life. His advise was: "Don't try to explain it." After
cooling
> off a bit, I think he may be right. The Gravity idea, ultimately, was
merely
> an attempt to describe that which cannot be described -- another "myth" to
> help people understand the human experience in relation to the infinite.
Less than gravity, but I guess that it is a consequence of being a living
being. A being of earthlife chemistry and electrical impulses possessed of a
spiritual sense of self, armed with the ability to estimate that the
inventory of all the elements that make you what you are, is far beyond your
minds ability to know completely.
Brother, dont ever let your sense of wonder escape you. That is one of the
best things anyone can possess.
>
> Sort of like many of the books by Brin.
> But this is a heavy-duty topic, and I know many people can be sensitive
when
> discussing it straight-up. I think I'm more comfortable in the realm of
> metaphor and myth and stories with characters that "represent" many of
these
> ideas but don't hit the nail on the head.
>
> Back to the screenplays for me ...
>
> T.Sands
Coming to a theatre near you!!!!
xponent
rob
