MDDM Ch. 70 Prolegomena

[Otto]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Millison" <pynchonoid at yahoo.com>
To: "Otto" <ottosell at yahoo.de>; "Terrance" <lycidas2 at earthlink.net>
Cc: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: MDDM Ch. 70 Prolegomena


> --- Otto <ottosell at yahoo.de> wrote:
> > No, the religions don't ask, they pretend to have
> > the answer.
>
> Your prejudices are showing again.  If you really
> believe the above statement, you obviously haven't
> understood a primary focus of religious thinking and
> discourse. It's all about asking the question,
> prompted by doubt.
>
>
> >
> > Logocentrism, meta-histories, etc. all that has been
> > said here repeatedly.
> > I'm not giving up the "jargon" only because you
> > don't like it.
>
> You might want to consider that using jargon limits
> the ability to communicate clearly beyond the
> boundaries of the in-group that shares the jargon and
> the assumptions contained within the jargon. Your
> choice.
>

as you write so often: blah

>
> > Robert doesn't reject the world, I haven't read this
> > in any of his posts.
>
> Why don't you let Robert speak for himself? Just
> curious.  You seem to take on an awful load of
> responsibility here, talking on behalf of others, and
> telling others what they ought to be saying.  That's
> not your job, Otto, even if you think it's supposed to
> be.
>

I just say I haven't read, what's wrong with that? And I'm not keeping
Robert from posting.
And who are you to tell me what's my job?

Note: you can say "Robert" -- that's new.

Otto

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