MDMD(3)--Just a thought

[Paul Mackin]

jporter wrote:
>>>I don't know the details of this
> >> particular sect, but Paul Mackin's
> >> >God has determined from all
> >> > eternity whom He will save and whom He will damn, regardless
> >> > of their faith, love, or merit, or lack thereof. (extreme form)
> >
> >>>>>And back to P.M.: Is not this extreme form of predestinationwhat Pynchon
> >>>>>latches onto as his metaphor for life here on
> >earth. In other words, our poor preterite state is UNDESEARVED.
> >
> >                                P.And Jody sez:
> Not sure, being only a New Age type (damn crystals keep getting in my
> visto!) and no theological expert, but I think what the Pynch is getting at
> has more to do with life here on earth and is relatively silent with
> respect to one's chances of reaching heaven after the big chill.

>>>>Yes, Pynch is grounded in our earthly existence but can't resistusing a powerful, though flawed, religious idea. And He can escape the
theological complication of having to keep intact an all good God. Hmm,
see I misspelled "undeserved."

			P.