"I must not fear..."

[wolven7]

Books I have to read:

Who's Afraid of Post-Modernism?

The Occult Mind: Magic in Theory and Practice

I am a Strange Loop

A Cognitive Theory of Magic (arrived today, from my mom)

Now. Why would i be afraid of these wonderful and amazing books? What would make me possibly want to shy away?

The distinct dreadful impression that, when I do, I'm going to find

A) So much work, so close to mine, that it will cause me to despair of ever being able to distinguish myself from these people, their opinions, or their methods. Lehrich and Sørensen, most specifically.

or

B) Ideas that are almost mirrors to those I despise. Hofstatder seems to be taking the "Illusion of Consciousness," approach, though not going so far as to claim it unreal... A "mirage that does work," I think he would term it.

Who wants to go get drunk, tonight? Scratch that. I'm pretty sure I'm piss-poor company, right now. I just want to go to Waffle House and eat shitty food until I go into a coma. If you want to do that, though, gimme a call.

We'll deal.

Comments

[teididh.livejournal.com]

I'd kinda like to get drunk, -and- go to Waffle House.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

i don't know that my stomach can handle that kind of abuse, at the moment.

I had Burger King for lunch...

[unknownbinaries.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure I'm piss-poor company, right now.

Maybe. But a good drunken rant might be good for what ails ye.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

You might be right, in fact... Hm. A good, heavy rant, just to let it all go.

Give us your tasty brainmeats

[raidingparty.livejournal.com]

We'll pick out the weasels ourselves.

Re: Give us your tasty brainmeats

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Nope. Just mine.