Religious writers and audiences

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From: brunians at brunians.org (brunians at brunians.org)
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 12:29:32 -0400
Subject: (urth) Religious writers and audiences
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You may assume whatever you choose to assume.

It has nothing to do with me.

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> Just out of curiosity: are you implying that we should assume that your
> emails have the same subtlety, depth, and layers as Wolfe's fiction?
>
> Who's going to write the Lexicon Brunians for the rest of us so that we
> can have the vast meaning unpacked from your so often terse and dense
> missives? heh...
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "brunians at brunians.org" <brunians at brunians.org>
> To: The Urth Mailing List <urth at lists.urth.net>
> Sent: Sun, June 6, 2010 8:34:08 AM
> Subject: Re: (urth) Religious writers and audiences
>
> Do you insist that Gene Wolfe be explicit in his writing?
>
> He is one of my major influences.
>
> This insistence that something perfectly implicit be stated explicitly is
> part of what I am talking about.
>
> I'd like to thank you for being as obliging as you are being.
>
> .
>
>> At this point I'm not confusing anything. No, I don't think that
>> possessing verbal logic and consistency in one's arguments equal sanity.
>> However that is not what I asked you. I just asked you a straight and
>> simple question: Why am I (and all atheists) insane? Could you please
>> answer the question? I'm asking you why are you accusing me (and others)
>> of insanity and you continuously fail to provide a straight answer. Do
>> you
>> have one or not?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 08:43:05 -0400
>>> From: brunians at brunians.org
>>> To: urth at lists.urth.net
>>> Subject: Re: (urth) Religious writers and audiences
>>>
>>> You are confusing sanity with verbal logic and consistency.
>>>
>>> Do you seriously believe that the two are identical?
>>>
>>> What does the term 'sane' mean?
>>>
>>> What is the radical meaning of the term 'sane'?
>>>
>>> You may take that as one question or as two.
>>>
>>> .
>>>
>>> >
>>> > Please forgive my ignorance and stupidity, dear sir. Could you please
>>> just
>>> > make things simple for this poor ignorant soul and provide a straight
>>> > answer/argument to why I'm insane? Because at this point it just
>>> seems
>>> > like you're trying to evade it.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Thank you.
>>> >
>>> >> Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 08:17:55 -0400
>>> >> From: brunians at brunians.org
>>> >> To: urth at lists.urth.net
>>> >> Subject: Re: (urth) Religious writers and audiences
>>> >>
>>> >> You are confusing sanity with verbal logic and consistency.
>>> >>
>>> >> Do you seriously believe that the two are identical?
>>> >>
>>> >> .
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >> > So you basically don't have an argument. That's sane!
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 08:00:49 -0400
>>> >> >> From: brunians at brunians.org
>>> >> >> To: urth at lists.urth.net
>>> >> >> Subject: Re: (urth) Religious writers and audiences
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> It may become clear with time.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> If it does you won't be insane any longer.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> .
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > I'm still not certain exactly why I'm insane, though.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 07:25:10 -0400
>>> >> >> >> From: brunians at brunians.org
>>> >> >> >> To: urth at lists.urth.net
>>> >> >> >> Subject: Re: (urth) Religious writers and audiences
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> In the old days insane people were confined to what were
>>> called
>>> >> >> lunatic
>>> >> >> >> asylums.
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> But in this MODERN DAY, only people who can be diagnosed with
>>> a
>>> >> >> mental
>>> >> >> >> illness are treated in psychiatric hospitals.
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Insane people are mostly at large these days.
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Hell, they're mostly running things.
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> .
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > Oh, thanksfor clearing that up. I'm just nuts then ;)
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 07:00:44 -0400
>>> >> >> >> >> From: brunians at brunians.org
>>> >> >> >> >> To: urth at lists.urth.net
>>> >> >> >> >> Subject: Re: (urth) Religious writers and audiences
>>> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >> Why?
>>> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >> I didn't say y'all were mentally ill.
>>> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >> .
>>> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >> Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 20:47:30 -0400
>>> >> >> >> >> >> From: brunians at brunians.org
>>> >> >> >> >> >> To: urth at lists.urth.net
>>> >> >> >> >> >> Subject: Re: (urth) Religious writers and audiences
>>> >> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >> >> All atheists are insane.
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> > Thanks for that pearl of wisdom. Thanks to you I'll apply
>>> >> >> tomorrow
>>> >> >> >> for
>>> >> >> >> >> a
>>> >> >> >> >> > place at the local sanatorium.
>>> >> >> >> >> >
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