[Krimel] Ok, it is even worse form to rely to a reply to yourself but I was wrong Lalla Ward did play Romana but not in the Key to Time series, that Romana was played by the only slightly less hot Mary Tamm. As a Time Lord Romana regenerated in the next season as Lalla Ward.
I figured I should fess up before Ian caught the mistake... --------------------------------------------- [Krimel] It is bad form to reply to yourself but I just picked up an interesting bit a trivia. Dawkins is married to Lalla Ward, who played Romana, Tom Baker's companion and fellow Time Lord (Lady?) in the Dr. Who series. She is totally hot. I think not only was Baker the best Dr., the Keys to Time segments where Romana was his companion were the very best of the long running show. Dawkins was introduced to Ward by Douglas Adams who worked on the Dr. Who series and wrote a couple of the episode she starred. "The God Delusion" is dedicated to Adams. If we were to start a list of works that are essential for anyone who wants to understand the MoQ, I would rank the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" second only to the Tao te Ching. -------------------------------------------------- [Krimel] Turns out the reference actually can be found in the introduction to "The God Delusion": "The dictionary supplied with Microsoft Word defines a delusion as 'a persistent false belief held in the face of strong contradictory evidence, especially as a symptom of psychiatric disorder'. The first part captures religious faith perfectly. As to whether it is a symptom of a psychiatric disorder, I am inclined to follow Robert M. Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, when he said, 'When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called Religion." I have not read the book but looking it over and scanning the index I would definitely recommend it to Platt and Ham. It may not cure their delusions but as least they would have a better idea of why someone might think they are deluded. I will happily loan them an electronic copy, just ask. ------------------------------------------- Ian, The original post by David Harding 3-12 Hi all, Something I'm not sure has been noted before, http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/228030 Extract: "He is sympathetic to an observation by American author and philosopher Robert Pirsig that "when one person suffers from a delusion it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion." ". Cheers, David. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
