Hi Fintan and Squad
FINTAN:
> HAS ANYBODY ACTUALLY TAKEN LSD OR ANY HALLUCINOGEN?
Well I didn't just read about it in a book!
FINTAN:
> A static description of a supremely mystical DQ experience!
Why muddy the waters with the "mystical"? And for someone that doesn't seem
to have much time for the MoQ that seems to be a very MoQ-ish statement.
FINTAN:
> Because it was "discovered" as an antidote to the consumer society of it's
> era.
Read "My Problem Child" by Albert Hoffman - the first person to synthesize LSD-
25. It's very enlightening. It's also available on the net - but I'm not sure where.
FINTAN:
> Can you see the counterpoint between "LSD-money" and "LSD-drug"
Not really. I think the connection is far too tenuous.
FINTAN:
> HORSE>
> >Web-spinning is an instinct which, like language ability, is partly
> >hard-wired into the brain.
>
> Why only partly?
> Where is the rest of it then?
The basic mechanism is hard-wired. The rest of it develops during growth and
socialization. This is one reason why language ability becomes severely stunted
where little socialization occurs. Try reading "The Language Instinct" by Steven
Pinker or a selection of Chomsky's many books and papers on the subject. Don't
forget to add a bit of Pirsig as you go.
FINTAN:
> HORSE>
> >Baby spiders "knowing" how to spin webs is analogous to baby humans
> >"knowing" how to talk.
>
> And neither is predominantly hard-wired-
> they both come from a trancendent source.
Well if you mean DQ then I might have to at least partially agree. DQ does appear
to transcend the 4 levels. But I think your next statement says more about what
you believe.
Fintan
> DOES ANYONE HERE FIRMLY BELIEVE IN GOD EITHER?
I can't speak for the others on the Squad but personally I don't. Now if you'd like
to give it my address it could come and meet me as there are a few questions I
would like answered.
Horse
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