GRGR 1,1: Pirate's Ascent/Desent

jporter jp3214 at earthlink.net
Thu Nov 3 08:12:50 CST 2005


Precisely. The novel follows the same process- the intertwining
of science and other ways of knowing/believing- on several
levels: They can be seen as mutually informing metaphors in
an open way, which does not privilege one or the other at
any given time, or, as mutually exclusive truths in a closed
system.

jody


On Nov 3, 2005, at 5:34 AM, Otto wrote:

> He's mixing the categories. The formula is that he's asserting that 
> science could say something about the belief. Some kind of 
> "Intelligent Design"-thinking, but ass backwards.
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> Otto
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> jporter wrote:
>> One other thing nagging at me, however, before I put away
>> section 1, is the von Braun quote. Wernher, creator of that other,
>> anti-fruit, balanced like an apple on Pirate's head, suggests a dark
>> inversion of the natural
>>     Everything science has taught me, and continues
>>     to teach me, strengthens my belief in the continuity
>>     of our spiritual existence after death.
>> What's the formula for that, I'm wondering.
>> jody
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