Discuss

[Ian Livingston]

Well, on the other hand, is fate a lazy way of referring to complexity too
great to succinctly reference? That would fit with Hindu, Buddhist,
Kantian, Spinozist frames of reference on the subject of fate. In which
case, all the variables that come together to shape us impel us to given
behavioristic styles, such as, for instance, dressing up in a pig suit to
score some hash, but we have always the capacity for novelty, like using
the pig suit to get laid along the way to the score.

On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 8:18 AM, <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:

> Don't really believe in any sort of deterministic Fate - there are too
> many incalculable and unpredictable variables.  At any rate, I'd say that
> what happens in Slothrop's life has more to do with the fact that he was
> experimented on as a baby, than anything to do with his friendly, and smart
> but hedonistic character.
>
> Laura
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Markekohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>
> >Sent: Feb 9, 2013 8:30 AM
> >To: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> >Subject: Discuss
> >
> >"A man's character is his fate" with special reference to Slothrop.
> >
> >Sent from my iPad
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://waste.org/pipermail/pynchon-l/attachments/20130209/04a5af7f/attachment.html>