On 03/03/2016 03:57, Rustom Mody wrote:
On Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 7:59:13 AM UTC+5:30, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 04:02 am, Rustom Mody wrote:
And how is [1]'s starting different from Kenneth's finding his weight
to be the weight of the universe?
Is that a trick question?
"How is a raven like a writing desk?"
"Neither of them are made of cheese cake."
We can be absolutely certain that Kenneth weighs less than the entire
universe. We don't even need a set of scales.
No trick
William Blake starts Auguries of Innocence with:
To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
Reading the whole at http://www.artofeurope.com/blake/bla3.htm
would make this discussion less academic
Kenneth (at some point) felt he had the mass of the universe.
So you can choose (one/some of)
1. Kenneth is like Blake
2. Blake is a lunatic
3. Standards of lunacy differ from 17th century to now
I object most strongly to the use of the word "lunatic".
Can we please drop this thread as I'm, and I'm sure others, are finding
it extremely hurtful.
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