Christianity and Terrance

[Doug Millison]

So much more entertaining of course when rambling on about the Second Law
of Thermodynamics,  regurgitation of the garbled transistent would be of
the air/head, while clearly the cystical pathetic apoplectic would be of
the earth/loon consistency.

Neither Mr. V. nor Mr. T. are fustian, but they are very different in
aeration (and each  thinks, boing, and will smell the other).  Pynchon
splays all of these contrasts, with more.

DM


At 3:05 PM -0500 8/1/02, David Morris wrote:
>This of course brings up the Catholic Vs. Puritan/Protestant contrast (In
>_V_ the puritan is called Jacobean).  Catholics value tradition (& ritual)
>primarily.  Protestants value the Word.  Catholics retain veneration of the
>Mother/Goddess, while protestants call that idolatry.  The verbal protestant
>would be of the air/sun.  The mystical catholic would be of the earth/moon.
>
>Both are Christian, but they are very different in orientation (and each
>thinks the other is going to hell).  Pynchon plays with all of these
>contrasts, and more.
>
>David Morris
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