Don't you just love it when people start using that quote? Well it just
seems doubly appropriate to us as kind of a meta surrealistic tautology - we're
suckers for that kind of stuff.
Anyways, it's been a while since we last rooted around and pulled out a
fistful of email from our black holes.
For the
most part, we're simply amazed that people take the time to leave feedback for
the site. We weave a pretty aimless trajectory, and we're pleased as punch
that people actually take the time to leave offerings of both good will and bad
on our doorstep. We even managed to get into a multiple emailing in a
response string this time around. A new record.
David Attaway was the first to drop by with some useful
information.
Just a note on your Coffee Spoons
page: I think you have reversed the order of the first two sentences in the
CTD song. i.e. disappearing hairline should come before pajamas in the
daytime FWIW (for what it's worth)
Red faced, our resident CTD lover immediately corrected the
error. Thanks!
Uriel-God's messenger dropped by with the question,
What is Quantum Physics? We pointed the
Archangel at several web sites that we found some useful when explaining such
secular ideas. It's good to see that the mythical has taken an interest in
this reality! Let's hope it is a trend.
Jer dropped by again with the complaint of why he can't get no
satisfaction.
Is it wrong to want to end someone
who's existence diminishes the quality of life for everyone on the planet?
Oh, and what's the best way to get up a pagan's snout?"
We replied with
Consulting our best moral compass, we
note that actual thoughts of destruction of another entity are not
considered "wrong". Really, they're just thoughts. It's not like they can do
actual damage. If they could, there would simply be nothing left alive on
this planet soon after the first being developed the capability. So from our
point of view, the actual moral cost of wishing someone's existence to be
terminated is pretty small.
Actually acting on the thoughts implies a large karmic debt, however.
Our view of karma is one of inertia. A body in motion stays in motion unless
acted upon by an external force. Eliminating someone's existence is a lot of
inertia to set in motion, and the forces required to stop it doing damage
throughout your life are incredibly large.
As to the pagan snout and how to get up it, you're asking again for a
judgment call. We've always preferred pointing out that the male is the
balance of the female and if they can celebrate their femaleness, we (well,
at least some of us) can celebrate our "maleness". Some of what is male is
quite offensive to females. Heck, that's why men are pigs. But you
can't blame a pig for rooting around in the mud. Rooting around in the mud
or the male equivalent - and not apologizing for it - really seems to grate
on pagans of both sexes.
Failing that, try analyzing what they actually say and inquire when it's
inconsistent. But heck, that one works on just about anyone. But it's a far
more dangerous strategy and can get you killed these days.
Terry dropped by with the praise
I must say It has been quite a number of
years since I have read such clear & honest responses to questions asked.
Asked by folks who've misdirected their anger thru e-mail,& don't care for the
comments & opinions they have received from this web page. These people seem
to take every comment like a personal attack. "If you don't want my
thoughts----then don't ask me your questions "
We replied with
Thank you for your kind words. We always
take anything we get from our black holes with a grain of salt. Email has such
a limited bandwidth, after all. We usually imagine them as the same kind of
people who paint themselves up for football or hockey games. Loud, rude and
obnoxious. But unless drunk, not really dangerous. It is kind of weird to
read, though.
We imagine the net development is in the adolescent phase. Concerned with
toilet humor and sex. Body loving and mind numbing - or at least incoherent.
Lotta the hacker culture is littered with Ice 9 style thinking. Bizarre.
Anyways, many thanks.
Matt Magus dropped by with a problem
Hey guys. What happened to the article
"That's Armageddon"...every time I try to bring it up so I can finally read it
I get an error message...
We sheepishly replied with
It's still a work in progress. Almost done. One of
us (we won't
mention names) thought it would be a mildly symbolic joke to have remain a
404. We'll fix it soon - promise.
The astute reader will see that we have obviously have not changed the state
of this article.
It's still something that's rattling around in our collective basement.
We just can't seem to find a rat trap big enough to catch the darn thing and
bring it to heel - or at least to some semblance of coherence.
August 28, 2002
