Joe, I'm pretty sure, but will let RAF speak for himself if he likes, that his use of the term for the last of the 4 Hindu cycles was a simply a metaphor for the approaching global catastrophe both he and I see approaching rather than any indication he believes in any of the details of Hindu mythology.
Edgar On Nov 29, 2012, at 2:39 PM, Joe wrote: > RAF, > > A three-sigma signal? Or just a bump somewhere. > > Wait for five-sigma? > > Still, data requires a proper interpretation and interpreter if one wants to > project reliably. I *understand* your view is Indio-syncratic. It doesn't > mean we can't learn from it. > > But it's *I* who am now Mister Dubious. > > What goes around comes around. > > Yes, it is discharged; and much obliged. > > I put no stock in prophecy. Projecting from trends, *maybe*. But not prophecy. > > Those Indians could know nothing about global warming, fresh-water shortages, > raging population growth, sea-level rise, massive and escalating species > extinctions, etc., and the commercialization of Society, where it had once > been only the commercialization of the Economy. > > But, "If it's not one thing, it's Another" (another folk-wisdom gem). People > think they're good at seeing trends and patterns, and the gullible among them > say it's been prophesied. You're not one of Those, I gather. Come clean. Tell > us Lassie's safe (oops, she passed). > > --Joe > > > R A Fonda <rafonda@...> wrote: > > > > Pls. let us know; the suspense is killing us. > > > > I have overlooked your sarcasm and given you an honest answer to a snide > > question; my obligation is discharged. > > > > RAF > >
