On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:35:25 -0800, Carol L. DeVolder wrote: >Being the non-cosmopolitan, Midwestern dudette on TIPS,
It's a dirty job but someone has to do it. :-) >I have some questions for you. Okey, dokey. [Hannibal Lechter style] >With respect to Trick Question #2--Isn't the answer "not at all, >because the world is going to end in 2012? Is this a trick question? In any event, considering how many apocalypses have failed to show up as advertised (the year 2000, anyone?) I will wait to answer your question until after 2012. Or qualify the question to say "If the world as we know it isn't destroyed during the 21st century..." >I forget what my other questions were, but they pale in light of >the end of the world anyway. Well, as long as we're in an eschatological frame of mind, I am reminded of two things from Vonnegut's "Cat's Cradle": (1) The title of the book that the narrator Jonah is writing is "The Day the World Ended". It was going to be a nonfiction book. (2) When Bokononists are about to commit suicide they say: "Now I will destroy the whole world." Which is to say the world is always ending and will continue to do so whether we notice it or not. It's a matter of perspective. -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
