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kaiden in Language; Literature; Writing, about +15Y ago: (root)
New Escape Characters article, "Cargo Cults", Sept 2, 2010.
...after which +2 days passed until...
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Scrotor in Language; Literature; Writing, about +15Y ago:
Interesting. I think that is what we all think about. Just be happy that you are firmly rooted in one thing. All of my trees would likely be shorter than your 'computer science' tree. I
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kaiden in Language; Literature; Writing, about +15Y ago:
I'm less worried about the size of my trees, more in the fallibility of knowledge, in things I'm well-versed in, and moreso in things I'm not. The weight of my ignorance.
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Scrotor in Language; Literature; Writing, about +15Y ago:
"Far away between Sirius and Vega/ All along the Road of the ancient Gods/ In the black heart of Orion/ Beneath the surface of the soul/ The momentum/ Everything is so different now/ The moon
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kaiden in Language; Literature; Writing, about +15Y ago:
Nice.
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Wilber in Language; Literature; Writing, about +15Y ago:
"I will die in chaparral." You're going to die in California?  Or maybe Baja, I guess? There are two separate issues you're addressing here, both illustrating
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kaiden in Language; Literature; Writing, about +15Y ago:
Or Arizona. Lots there. (come on, I was trying to think of a biome that was made of mostly shrubs, and was lame)
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Wilber in Language; Literature; Writing, about +15Y ago:
Way to totally sidestep the issue.  I guess I didn't really raise any questions, but I was still hoping for an actual response.
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kaiden in Language; Literature; Writing, about +15Y ago:
Also, where I'm originally coming on the cargo cult idea is from software engineering, not in the hundred years I'm apparently behind in philosophy. That's why I relate it to
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kaiden in Language; Literature; Writing, about +15Y ago:
I was getting around to it.
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Wilber in Language; Literature; Writing, about +15Y ago:
The important issue then isn't about the lack of knowledge, but rather about knowing when your knowledge is insufficient.  The cargo cults thought they knew everything about building
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kaiden in Language; Literature; Writing, about +15Y ago:
So I must become like the Nietzscheans from Andromeda, and be in constant struggle to improve oneself, to compete, and to become better.
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Wilber in Language; Literature; Writing, about +15Y ago:
And grow spikes in your forearms.  And maybe dreads.
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