Muse in the Morning |
Time for a break from poetry…in order to create some art.
Traditions are group efforts to keep the unexpected from happening.
–Mignon McLaughlin |
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Muse in the Morning |
Time for a break from poetry…in order to create some art.
My uncle ordered popovers from the restaurant’s bill of fare. And, when they were served, he regarded them with a penetrating stare. Then he spoke great words of wisdom as he sat there on that chair: “To eat these things,” said my uncle, “You must exercise great care. You may swallow down what’s solid, but you must spit out the air!” And as you partake of the world’s bill of fare, that’s darned good advice to follow. Do a lot of spitting out the hot air. And be careful what you swallow. –Theodore Seuss Geisel |
Ornamental 12 |
Dec 06 2010
Muse in the Morning |
Time for a break from poetry…in order to create some art.
I’m coming close to having my fill.
What makes you think that human beings are sentient and aware? There’s no evidence for it. Human beings never think for themselves, they find it too uncomfortable. For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told – and become upset if they are exposed to any different view. The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity, and the characteristic result is religious warfare. Other animals fight for territory or food; but, uniquely in the animal kingdom, human beings fight for their “beliefs.” The reason is that beliefs guide behavior, which has evolutionary importance among human beings. But at a time when our behavior may well lead us to extinction, I see no reason to assume we have any awareness at all. We are stubborn, self-destructive conformists. Any other view of our species is a self-congratulatory delusion.
–Michael Crichton |
Ornamental 11 |
Dec 03 2010