Not P but Moby-Dick (4)

David Morris fqmorris at gmail.com
Thu Aug 17 02:16:53 UTC 2023


Q: What does "globular" and "ponderous" mean here?

A: Poetry (how does one understand poetry?)

1:  “globular” BRAIN:
▶️ The brain looks like a  gross “blob“
▶️ it doesn’t look very “smart“

2:  "ponderous" HEART:
▶️ The heart is not usually the embodiment of thinking.

Etc, etc, etc


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