Manger Beetles

[bandwraith at aol.com]

Yea, and the GR beetles are made aware of "their savior" by the effects of gravity, i.e., falling. Not sure if the ATD trope is extending to non-Western paradigms, as well.



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From: Markekohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>
To: bandwraith <bandwraith at aol.com>
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Subject: Re: Manger Beetles


But god as reified Nature makes all the beetles......


But this wonderful connection to the beetles in GR ties in, perhaps, P's lifelong use of the trope....
Mocks "savior" with beetles in GR; mocks Transsubstantiation itself in Against the Day....
Yet, open-meaning genius, his image leaves what we might call transcendent mystery
Within Nature.....
In My Unhumble Bloviating....


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On Apr 17, 2013, at 8:22 AM, bandwraith at aol.com wrote:



Was it the Gwenhidwy section of GR wherein the manger beetles were portrayed a'tumblin' in the straw when "their savior" moved, or farted, or wharever?Just this side of scurrilous, but humorous none the less. At any rate, I prefer Frank's luminescent beetles to the manger variety- less at the mercy of a collicky god.

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