Not P but Moby-Dick (35)

David Morris fqmorris at gmail.com
Thu Nov 2 02:19:23 UTC 2023


“all men his descendants  […]  eyed each other  […]  and asked of the sun
and the moon”

Universal Question:
*“Why am I here?”*

Secondary (or lower) Question:
*“Why are YOU  here?”*


On Wed, Nov 1, 2023 at 9:31 PM Ian Livingston <igrlivingston at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I agree with Mark I the specific, here. However, I agree that the
> ambiguity is likely intentional.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Nov 1, 2023, at 12:55 PM, Michael Bailey <
> michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > But I have a slight preference for:
> >
> > They “eyed each other … and asked [each other] of the sun and the moon
> why [those heavenly bodies] were created and to what end”
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Wed, Nov 1, 2023 at 5:30 AM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> man.....the first man and his descendants.....asking the cosmos the
> meaning of life.....
>


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