TRTR(1) You say vacuum, I say cavum . . .

[Mark Kohut]

YES, and I knew I had seen it but overlooked it, I see again.

And right in the text where an Imprimatur or Nihil Obstat goes (in a work of 
non-fiction)

the ironies are already rippling like the cosmos in quantum theory.........



----- Original Message ----
From: Jed Kelestron <jedkelestron at gmail.com>
To: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Fri, April 1, 2011 9:24:02 PM
Subject: TRTR(1) You say vacuum, I say cavum . . .

Nihil cavum neque sine signo apud Deum.

                  - Irenaeus, Adversus haereses
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In a book with a counterfeit thread we have an epigraph that is a distorted
copy of the actual Irenaeus quote 'nihil vacuum neque sine signo apud Deum.'

"with God there is nothing without purpose or due signification"

An epigraph taken from a book supporting Catholic dogmatism against heresy
for a book in which a Christian minister assimilates non-Christian
ideas into his
thought, actions, and sermons.

A poignant set up for all that follows.