NPPF - Canto Two Synopsis

[Paul Mackin]

On Fri, 2003-08-01 at 10:24, David Morris wrote:
> 
> There is something strange about Shade's decision to be a founding member of
> IPH (Canto Three) after he's reach this crucial conclusion below in Canto Two. 
> IPH is all about the silly speculations about the hereafter which he
> acknowledges are so venerable to ridicule.  His description of IPH is also
> ridiculing.  So why did he take on this task of organizing IPH after reaching
> the insight below?



S doesn't exactly (in Canto Two) reach the conclusion that there is no
life beyond the grave, does he? Rather he concludes that such a life is
not (easily) imaginable. And Iph at least takes a novel approach to the
subject. The question becomes not IS there a hereafter, but if there is
one (the grand potato) how might we best deal with it.

Perhaps also S just wanted to get away from Wordsmith for a term.

P.






> 
> --- From the Synopsis:
> > He then reasons about death and resurrection to reach logical absurdities. 
> And he reaches a wonderful conclusion via a big “if”:  The hereafter, if it
> exists, is most likely beyond our imaginations ability to perceive.  Therefore
> he decides not to join in the “vulgar laughter” (note the use of that word
> again) and lists a few hereafters that those vulgarians laugh at, and concludes
> that these possibilities seem silly only because “we do not make it seem
> sufficiently unlikely,” a thought related to his conclusion that imagining the
> hereafter is likely beyond our ability.
> 
> BTW,  Canto Three is presently without a host.  Would someone care to take on
> that task?
> 
> David Morris
> 
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