RE: MD Philosophers and Poets

From: Ian Glendinning (ian@psybertron.org)
Date: Fri Jul 18 2003 - 22:31:33 BST

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    Scott [Quote]
    His humor is based on taking for granted that the universe is fundamentally
    meaningless.
    [Unquote]

    So, given the clue that it was his humour, do you think he actually believed
    that, or was he perhaps being ironic ?

    (Or perhaps your own levels of humour are just too convoluted for me.)
    Ian

    -----Original Message-----
    From: owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk
    [mailto:owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk]On Behalf Of Scott R
    Sent: 18 July 2003 05:25
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    Subject: Re: MD Philosophers and Poets

    Ian,

    > Scott - if DNA was a SOMite then there's no hope for any of us :-)

    That's my take (about Adams, not there is no hope for any of us :-). His
    humor is based on taking for granted that the universe is fundamentally
    meaningless, which is the logical conclusion of the materialist branch of
    SOM.

    - Scott

    >
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk
    > [mailto:owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk]On Behalf Of Scott R
    > Sent: 17 July 2003 21:02
    > To: moq_discuss@moq.org
    > Subject: Re: MD Philosophers and Poets
    >
    >
    > Rick,
    >
    > However, D.A. was a SOMite, which is to say under the impression that a
    > theory is there to answer exactly what the [objective]Universe is for and
    > why it is here. The MOQ, however, has successfully moved beyond this into
    a
    > more postmodern,...wait...I seem to be
    > fading........................................
    >
    > > I love Douglas Adams. So I just had to throw this one out for
    > entertainment
    > > purposes...
    > >
    > > "There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers
    > > exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will
    > > instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more
    > > bizarrely inexplicable.
    > > There is another theory which states that this has already happened."
    > >
    > > take care
    > > rick
    > >
    > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > From: "Sam Norton" <elizaphanian@tiscali.co.uk>
    > > To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
    > > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 4:58 AM
    > > Subject: Re: MD Philosophers and Poets
    > >
    > >
    > > > Hi Ian, all,
    > > >
    > > > On this topic:
    > > >
    > > > Keats: ""I am certain of nothing but of the holiness of the Heart's
    > > affections and the truth of the
    > > > Imagination--what the imagination seizes as Beauty must be
    > Truth--whether
    > > it existed before or
    > > > not...The imagination my be compared to Adam's dream--he awoke and
    found
    > > it truth."
    > > >
    > > > "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,' - That is all
    > > > Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. "
    > > >
    > > > I'm re-reading Dirk Gently at the moment (which contains the first
    > > quotation above).
    > > >
    > > > Sam
    > > >
    > > >
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