That's great!! Kim
On 07/03/2006, at 8:18 AM, Dominic Tarr wrote: > > well, john cage is a musician who people talk about a great deal more > than listen to > >> Somebody once wrote a piece of music which in fact involved not >> writing a piece of music at all. >> >> The score of the piece merely instructs the pianist to sit down, open >> the lid of the piano and wait out a period of 4' 33" then close the >> piano lid and walk off. >> >> Many people who "heard" it at the premiere felt ripped off. Others >> agreed with the composer that music had in fact occurred. >> >> Something was given for Nothing >> >> Does something have to be paid for? >> >> Kim Jones >> >> On 06/03/2006, at 4:14 PM, Norman Samish wrote: >> >>> >>> "Why is there something rather than nothing?" >>> >>> When I heard that Famous Question, I did not assume that >>> "nothing" was >>> describable - because, if it was, it would not be "nothing." I >>> don't think >>> of "nothing" as an empty bitstring - I think of it as the absence >>> of a >>> bitstring - as "no thing." >>> >>> Given that definition, is there a conceivable answer to The Famous >>> Question? >>> >>> Norman >>> >>> >> >> =========================== >> >> Everyone lies about everything all of the time. Believe me. >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> > =========================== Everyone lies about everything all of the time. Believe me. [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
