MDDM 35 Christ and History

David Morris fqmorris at hotmail.com
Sat Feb 23 21:36:31 CST 2002


>From: "Otto" <o.sell at telda.net>
> >
> >     how about "anti-linear"? kai
> >
>
>Hmm, when you say it like that I like to say it more 
>*not-exclusively-linear, but cyclical too* -- if we use the line within the 
>postmodern context we never may forget its opposite, the cycle -- something 
>Pynchon has said a lot about in GR too.

Pynchon's Parabola is only the visible portion of a periodic wave.  The 
rainbow arc continues down below the horizon, and comes back up again on the 
other side.  This seems to me to be Pynchon's prayer.  Continuance.

>"anti-linear" again sounds somewhat *total*, leaving no way for progress at 
>all. Showing the weaknesses of strict linearity, the abuse of property & 
>money, science & progress, history & religious belief, yes.
>
>How about anti-totalitarian?

How about anti-anti?  Let's try union.

David Morris


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