At 09:32 AM 2/3/2002 -0800, Harry wrote:
>But what if it is cacophony

  Harry,
Isn't this fun? You well know one person's cacophony is another person's 
Mozart. It is a matter of taste. Wittgenstein spends a lot of time 
dissolving this confusion. Think of how silly it would be to argue over 
which coffee tastes best. If we can't agree on our  taste preferences then 
shouldn't the same hold true for sound preferences? Same goes for the rest 
of the 5 senses. (or is their only five?) What about intuition; is it a sense?

>I didn't say there was an order in the universe.

Oh yes you did Harry, I pasted it into the very beginning  of the thread 
that prompted this response. Check your sources Harry.

>What else is there?

Faith in something else Harry. Why not ask Ray about his beliefs given that 
he is a priest within his culture. Actually Ray generously shares his 
beliefs on this list all the time. His poem response to  Dan George's 
beliefs  could be read as a credo.

>If I were Emily Dickenson, I would experience the world as EmilyDickenson.
>How I experience the world is nothing to do with the subject

You can be 'in-formed' by her though; right Harry? You seem to have been 
deeply 'in-formed by Henry George .You even work at his school. Does that 
makes you a disciple?


>What mythology of the creation of the universe do I find most attractive?
>
>You are asking me what fairy story I like most. Perhaps Alice in 
>Wonderland fits the bill best.


YES I AGREE!! Alice is perfect because as you recall the rich and powerful 
get to decide what language means and they get to change that meaning when 
it serves their purposes!! Now that is infinitely better than privilege.

Enough for now Harry,. I've got to prepare for 6 hours of classes tomorrow 
but I can use a lot of this exchange because we are exploring 
'interpretation' of text  in "The Incredible Lightness of Being".

Take care,
Brian



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