-Caveat Lector- http://www.FreeRepublic.com/forum/a376bdfcf7a6f.htm News/Current Events News Keywords: CRISIS Source: Daily Review of Ontology Published: June 18, 1999 Author: Rafun Rymark Reality Begins to Stutter Tempers Flare Over Reality Stutter "I'm not among those who see all ontologists as envy ridden twits, but they, as a breed, have been extremely reluctant to recognize the important work done by other scientists to substantiate, quantify, and publicize this horrid little stuttering of reality." ........Sir Arthur Reynolds....... Saturday, June 19, 1999. In the three years since Professor Morgan Mughouse of Bristol startled ontologists worldwide with the publication of his first paper on the detection of irregularities in the flow of reality, few outside the ontological community have taken the quickly evolving crisis seriously. But according to attendees at the seventy-fourth annual convention of the World Association of Consulting Ontologists, most governments around the world are now swiftly, if quietly, mobilizing to solve the problem. Unfortunately, no one is quite sure what solving the problem might mean, nor even who might be best qualified to attempt a solution. Thus, the appointment by Mr. Blair of Sir Arthur Reynolds, former advisor to the queen on astronomical affairs, to head Britain's effort dismayed many at the conference. "What's an astronomer know about reality?" asked Dr. S.L. Winthon in his opening address to the convention. "Their entire discipline is bounded within reality." Winthon warned that, "Mr. Blair, with this appointment, guarantees that Britain will play no significant role in the world's effort to solve this ontological crisis; and let none here forget that this must be understood and dealt with as an ontological crisis." Mughouse, who's seminal work on graphing the flow of reality led to the discovery of the increasing "stutter" in that flow, was equally, though more civilly irate. "I've never met an astronomer capable of looking at reality sideways," he told the conference, "nor is it likely that we've time to train one to do so." But Sir Arthur, who did not attend the conference, strongly defended the necessity of someone from outside the field of ontology heading the commission: "Ontology has always been seen by other scientists as a specialized field, and as such has attracted those of a peculiar mindset, which, though broad in conceptual range, severely limits working contact with scientists in other disciplines. I'm not among those who see all ontologists as envy ridden twits, but they, as a breed, have been extremely reluctant to recognize the important work done by other scientists to substantiate, quantify, and publicize this horrid little stuttering of reality. Without Enoch's statistical work on the exponential increase in coincidence, or Stratford's detailed studies on the success of political doubletalk, no one outside of the field of ontology would even be aware of the seriousness of our situation." Delegates from a few other nations also expressed concern with their own governments' attempts to deal with the crisis. Two German professors, who preferred to remain anonymous, bemoaned Germany's stated position that the problem must be seen as a defect in the way time flows, rather than the way reality flows through time. "Time is not the problem; reality is the problem," said one. "Yes, reality," added the other. "Reality and the Swiss." Maurice Du Pomp, from the Paris Institute, insisted that although France, because of its more sophisticated linquistic traditions, was uniquely qualified to lead any battle against defects in reality, Chirac was not putting sufficient pressure on the Americans to help fund such a battle. But American delegates doubted that any such funding would soon come from the U.S. "No one in Congress, the White House, or the press will even listen to us," said one. "I'm not sure any of them give a damn about reality." ------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm not entirely unsure why this issue has not been more prominent here lately... 1 Posted on 06/19/1999 11:22:07 PDT by frankm ------------------------------------------------------------------- . DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. 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