I would like to think that said monk knew that it was useless to approve or disapprove of the misguided seeker's attitude. The attitude displayed by the drug-addled mystic is one of aspiration towards a noble goal -attainment I assume, whatever that means- and a willingness to take what the monk knew to be unproductive means to get it. The clap on the back is a pre-verbal "That's great. I hope you'll get the joke someday."
I guess I should finally respond...exclamationmarkSeptember 10 2007, 17:28:46 UTC
Your answer seems not in accord with what you linked to. Unless I'm misunderstanding. And of your own professed beliefs...
I'm lost.
But it's a good answer. However, as Dr. Wallis said, "Remember, I said a *good* answer. What's the right answer?" I meant something different, not wholly different, but not quite the answer you gave.
2. We tend to be a narrative people because the narrative of our lives defines the context in which we experience things as well as the facts of any particular situation. There is my history which affects how I deal with people generally, my history with you, and the history of how men in America interacted with each other over the past however many years. All of these things, whether we like it or not, tend to guide both our interpretation of reality and the way we approach such interactions.
3. I am unsure of whether to cry foul regarding your observations on subjectivity/objectivity because I am unsure of whether you are talking about subject and object ala say art or subjectivity and objectivity as it would regard say journalism
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I guess, looking back, that I wrote this too fast. I just wrote it in about 10 minutes before I left town. "Escapist," was the wrong word there. "Returnist," would have been a better word (to coin). Trying to come back to the world in an enjoyable way, rather than trying to get away from it
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Here! Have some inspirational literature!
http://www.crimethinc.com/library/english/thereisa.html
http://www.crimethinc.com/library/english/secret.html
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I'm lost.
But it's a good answer. However, as Dr. Wallis said, "Remember, I said a *good* answer. What's the right answer?" I meant something different, not wholly different, but not quite the answer you gave.
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2. We tend to be a narrative people because the narrative of our lives defines the context in which we experience things as well as the facts of any particular situation. There is my history which affects how I deal with people generally, my history with you, and the history of how men in America interacted with each other over the past however many years. All of these things, whether we like it or not, tend to guide both our interpretation of reality and the way we approach such interactions.
3. I am unsure of whether to cry foul regarding your observations on subjectivity/objectivity because I am unsure of whether you are talking about subject and object ala say art or subjectivity and objectivity as it would regard say journalism ( ... )
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