Re: virus: Materialists and spiritualists

Tim Rhodes (proftim@speakeasy.org)
Wed, 4 Feb 1998 00:44:34 -0800


David McFadzean wrote:

> When looked at from a non-dismissive perspective, I was
> suddenly struck with how much (the spiritual world) resembles
> the world of fiction, and I don't mean
> just books. I mean the world of narratives, culture and histories.
> The stories we tell ourselves to make sense of the world that we
> observe. Maybe the realm of memes and the realm of spirits are, in
> fact, literally the same place. This is true to the extent that
> making the connection enhances communications between disparate
> groups, most notably the materialists (including myself) and the
> spiritualists. Does this make sense?

By George, I think he's got it!

-Prof. Tim