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[John Carl]

Narrative is the new "in" thing?  Yeah, now that you mention it, I thought I
caught that fleeting meme in the latest copy of Philsopher's Digest.  I
sorta like it though, even if it's just a passing intellectual fad.  I read
somewhere once, I think Tom Robbins, that humans were invented by water in
order to walk around and spread seeds and stories.
If that is our purpose, Dan Glover is MY new American Idol.

John


On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 5:13 PM, <plattholden at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey John,
>
> Ah, a man after my own heart, spotting the loopiness of intellect, the pot
> calling the kettle black. Explanatory reason may make it more
> acceptable, but it's also used in intellectual level magic acts. We're
> awfully good at rationalizing and creating "narratives" or "frames" (the
> new "in" words) to justify our foregone conclusions.
>
> Glad to see another watch dog on board.
>
> Platt
>
>
> On 2 Aug 2009 at 9:25, John Carl wrote:
>
> > Well Platt, it sounds like an old teacher is being a bit harsh and
> > judgemental, but at least he, being a GOOD old teacher gives us a
> > explanatory reason.
> > John
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 7:35 AM, Platt Holden <plattholden at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > In an interview with Tim Adams, staff writer for the UK Observer, Pirsig
> had
> > > this observation about academics:
> > >
> > > "It is my opinion that university faculty people are not very nice.
> They
> > > grade people every quarter, every year. That temperament develops. You
> know
> > > when you talk to them they are judging you. And their judgment is
> usually
> > > harsh."
>
>
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