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[Happy birthday to [livejournal.com profile] gra_is_stor!]

I am amused to realize that, not only is the most accurate description of my personal religion probably "Minbari", but there are days when my personal philosophy might be best described as "Vorlon". Well, okay -- they are a bit too orderly for my taste. But I was thinking this morning about how deeply I agree with the statement "Understanding is a three-edged sword: your side, their side, and the truth"...

re: Understanding is a three-edged sword

Date: 2008-10-29 05:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] etherial.livejournal.com
No truer thing has ever been said by a non-mathematician.

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Date: 2008-10-29 06:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] meiczyslaw.livejournal.com
Strangely, I'm reminded of two quotations:

"Facts are stupid things," -- Ronald Reagan (meaning facts are non-thinking things, rather than useless things)

"Reality is what sticks around when you stop believing in it." -- (sadly, I'm unsure on this one; it might be Timothy Leary, of all people)

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Date: 2008-10-29 06:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fitzw.livejournal.com
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away."

Philip K. Dick, "How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later", 1978

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Date: 2008-10-29 07:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] meiczyslaw.livejournal.com
Yeah, that sounds right.

Thanks!

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Date: 2008-10-29 07:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] antoniseb.livejournal.com
Yes, happy birthday to [livejournal.com profile] gra_is_stor. I haven't seen a lot of posts from here lately, but hopefully she'll get the message.

Concerning religion and philosophy... yeah, me too.

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