At 02:48 PM 2/27/2009, you wrote:
> At 01:53 PM 2/27/2009, you wrote:
> > >[Krimel]
> > >The tale of a giant dung beetle rolling the sun across the heavens
> > > is no more or less reassuring than Copernicus and Newton.
> > >But if you are curious about the details of how things hang together,
> you
> > >will gravitate toward the greater precision of a mathematical analysis
> of
> > >celestial mechanics. If all you care about is painting pictures and
> > >expressing emotion the dung beetle works just fine.
> >
> >Marsha
> >And I suppose you are suggesting that it is an either/or
> >proposition? Science or sun pushing dung beetles? That type of
> >choice is ridiculous.
> >
> >[Case]
> >Either/Or?
> >He suggested a continuum.
> >A whole, understood in terms of its extremes.
> >A field of probability.
>
> Krimel,
>
> Two poles and points in-between, that's it? I suppose it is one
> world-view, but is it the only choice.
>
>
> Marsha
Marsha,
You do well to ask these questions. A certain way of thinking seems to have
a grip on some so as to convince them that their way is the one right way
to think. I'm glad you challenge static patterns of thought, just as Pirsig
did.
Platt,
I appreciate the kind words. Thank you...
Marsha
.
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