Re: virus: Re: engagements

Sodom (sodom@ma.ultranet.com)
Fri, 17 Apr 1998 14:07:20 -0400


Good call - this seems utterly obvious to me, i see no magic in it, but I love
the brain candy that is the emotion, and look forward to exacting as much as i
can.

Sodom

David McFadzean wrote:

> At 03:33 PM 4/16/98 -0700, Eva-Lise Carlstrom wrote:
>
> >Of course. And, love, like consciousness, is an emergent phenomenon. An
> >even shiftier one, I think.
>
> Love is consensual mutual exploitation.
>
> Of course this kind of statement gets the same reactions as "humans are
> animals" and "brains are information processors": immediate, indignant
> denial as if accurately describing something somehow debases it. Why is
> that? Does reducing the mystery really take away the "magic"?
>
> BTW, congratulations Eva! I wish you every happiness.
>
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> David McFadzean david@lucifer.com
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