GRGR(6) - Ep. 15 Reader Dissonance.

Lars Frehse improfane at flashmail.com
Fri Jul 16 20:16:34 CDT 1999


Hi,

Jill Adams schrieb:"I do not understand what "beyond the zero" means."

Two possible interpretations of "beyond the zero":
A: Zero is nothing is death. So beyond the zero means beyond death. (The Wernher
von Braun quote supports this theory, I guess.)
B: Zero change in response to a changing stimulus equals the "equivalent" phase.
    A-and beyond that comes the paradoxical phase. ( Though I accept, that this
may be a little far-fetched...)

J.A. also wrote:" He doesn't cotton on to the bomb/sex thing, and I can't
sympathize with any chick who would think Slothrop is hot enough to sleep with,
because there isn't much substance to his character. Are people being paid to
sleep with him?"

If women would only sleep with guys with substance to their character, mankind
would be distinct by now.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
    Lars






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