animals in M&D

[JL]

>s~Z:
>
>>And where exactly do Dragons and Unicorns belong? And for what >purpose, if
>any?
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>Promises of transcendence - the bone Man does his tricks for.
>
>Scott

Er, I'd say the opposite.  Dragons & Unicorns are products of rationalization.
Man finds a narwhal horn and postulates on the kind of creature it belonged 
to.  If anything, we are unwilling to accept mysteries per se; we can't help 
looking for a solution and until we find one, we'll construct one, on our 
own terms.  That the 'solution' can acquire levels of meaning which outlast 
its own usefulness is another matter - you might regard this as a Humanist
transcendence, maybe.  Or you might call it Art.

JL, barking