Wolfe as Heretic

brunians at brunians.org · 21 May 2010, 02:51 · from 2010-May.txt.gz

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From: brunians at brunians.org (brunians at brunians.org)
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 22:51:30 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: (urth) Wolfe as Heretic
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It's established for me.

You, who cares about you?

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> On 5/20/2010 11:09 AM, brunians at brunians.org wrote:
>> I never said that they 'ceased to provide fishing tackle and dispense
>> only
>> subjective spiritual gifts'. If that's what you believe, that's what you
>> believe.
>
> It's a HUCK FINN reference.
>
>> It was, let me see, I was mostly convinced by my second miraculous
>> escape
>> from death, but the third one was definitely the clincher, with the
>> classical answered prayers and all. There's been several since then.
>>
>> I don't know if I'd call what I believe supernatural. There's nothing
>> beyond nature. Nature, however, has a number of poorly documented
>> features.
>>
>> Knowledge is based upon experience. Telepathy, bilocation and parallel
>> Worlds are all within mine.
>
> You've yet to contribute to establishing their actual existence (as
> opposed to subjective existence), however.
>
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