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[John Carl]

Heck Ian, you  needn't remind me of the perennial relevancy of
narrative.  I believe the whole cosmos from the particles to the
galaxies have existence only in relation - a story,
in other words.  I think the double-slit experiment even proves this - wave
or particle depends upon how you want the story to go.
Today I'm in the mood for a "wave" reality.

John waving


On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Ian Glendinning
<ian.glendinning at gmail.com>wrote:

> John, Platt,
>
> I could of course point out that ZMM was largely a "narrative" and
> that the opening chapter dwells on "frames" at some length. It's easy
> to knock PoMo fashions, but harder to remember that they are as old as
> the hills and perennially relevant.
>
> Ian
>
> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 8:19 AM, John Carl<ridgecoyote at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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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