Monday, August 9, 2010

Shake the Sphere

where
fore dust
am I?

8 comments:

  1. Kay,

    According to Brian, we're embedded in primal atoms. LOL!

    This poem subtly alludes to The Genesis Account.

    A good use of inversion!

    Chen-ou

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  2. One more thing:

    The title is thought-provoking.

    Chen-ou

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  3. Thank you, friend. It's fun to feed off of you guys!

    ~Kay

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  4. No, Chen-ou! Yes, Kay! LOL! "Feeding off of" is the perfect understanding of Atomist philosophy.

    According to Democritus, Epicurus, and othe Atomists, (including modern science -- and don't get me started on the nonsensical conclusions drawn by the so-called "new physics", the conclusions of which no genuine physicist buys into), we are not "embedded" in atoms, we ARE the primal atoms themselves come together in a specific, ephemeral combination giving rise to life and consciousness. At death we remain those same atoms in a different state, losing the integrity of the combination that permitted emergence of life & consciousness. We then become food, plants, cattle, etc -- Food! Atomic building blocks. That is the only immortality I accept -- not meeting up with Grandma again in some place suspiciously resembling this one but "perfect" (whatever that means). After Darwin the idea of an afterlife has become a fanciful myth and wishful thinking. (End of Epicurean Sermon.)

    BTW: I love this one, Kay! LOL! The Bard would have enjoyed you immensely.

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  5. Brian,

    I've learned something new. Thanks!

    Kay,

    "Feeding off of..." Smiles!

    Chen-ou

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  6. Kind of you to say so, Chen-ou. The reality is I'm just a ranter as the first drops of morning espresso start wending their way through my bloodstream! You and Kay are often the beneficiaries of that first rush of caffeine-driven madness.

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  7. Keep drinking, Brian. LOL. I almost missed this exchange. What a wealth of information. I'm glad you caught the reference to Mr. Shakespeare, Brian. :o)

    Now that I've had breakfast, I have to go learn to make pickles with my neighbor. LOL.

    Love always, Kay

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  8. Poetry & pickles. Doesn't get much better than that! Yum.

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