explanation part 2

[Josh Kortbein]

Shame on me for replying to a troll.

"julian nasti" writes:
>almost cybernetic, simulatory/emulatory network. STRUCTURE ILLUMINATES 
>THEME, as in furphy. the whole damn point is that _GR_ DOES HAVE A 
>STRUCTURE. i quote now from a recent newspaper article by michael berube 
>professor of english at the university of illinois at urbana-champaign...
>
>"...when Steven Weisenburger published his indispensable reader's guide to 
>Pynchon, 'A Gravity's Rainbow Companion', he damn near apologised to his 
>readers for having found, in the novel's chronology and geographical 
>settings, a coherent pattern. Of all things - a structure. Legions of 
>Pynchon critics gasped: a structure, by gum! A spatial/temporal plan!! 
>Something that makes _GR_ look like 'Ulysses' for God's sake!!! Now what are 
>we supposed to do?"

I find this talk somewhat interesting, because it implies that
somehow it's thought GR doesn't have a structure. We're reading it,
aren't we? So some more on what exactly "structure" is, that people
could identify in GR a lack of it, would be nice.

>me is just what i need to not suicidein a world which has not and it seems 
>will never recognize my (admittedly obscure and difficult) talents.

Don't give up that thought just yet.

>jules
>
>aged 16 years 10 months

This is getting old rather quickly. We're all very proud of your age,
or lack thereof. Thanks again for letting us in on it.

Do make sure you advance your age appropriately, unlike the popular
sci.math crank who remained eleven years old for more than a year.




Josh

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