[MD] Thus spoke Lila

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Hi Platt,

Thanks for the Wordsworth, "One impulse from a vernal wood".  I had to
go online to refresh my memory.  Yes, it is about morality and from
The Tables Turned.

And so, I thought I would add the ending, which has Tao connotations for me.

"Sweet is the lore which Nature brings;
Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:--
We murder to dissect.

Enough of Science and of Art;
Close up those barren leaves;
Come forth, and bring with you a heart
That watches and receives."

Now, I would only add that intellect is natural and is beauteous too,
but there is plenty more around than just that.  The more we name
things, the farther we get from them.

OK, back to my science job, got work to do.

Thanks again,
Mark

On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 3:43 PM, Platt Holden <plattholden at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>

>
> Platt
> Ah yes, the limits of critical thinking vs."real understanding," as
> expressed in . . .
>
> One impulse from a vernal wood
> May teach you more of man,
> Of moral evil and of good,
> Than all the sages can.
>
> --- William Wordsworth
>
>
>

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