Theos-Talk Archives (June 2003 Message tt00185)

Hi all of you,

The following I write to Katinka and others
to whom it might be of interest.

The story has some humor to it. It is I have to say that,
not exactly a fight against scholars - but there is something
to digest.

Floodlights and science

There is this analogy about a man who had fleas in his bed. 
He first put out the light, so that the insects could not see to
bite. This man was making assumptions which were logical
enough, but which did not work since he did not know how
to structure his experience. When someone told him that
fleas could bite in the dark, he still couldn't learn. He installed
floodlights to blind the fleas. This seemes to work, wonder of
wonders; but presently he found that he could feel them biting
again.
How did the floodlights 'work'? The fact is, of course, that
the light so dazzled - him, that his attention was drawn from the
fleas, giving him the impression that they were not biting him
any longer. When he got used to the brightness, he begab to feel
the fleas again.
He still feels, we are told, that the success lies somewhere along
the road of floodlights. And he prizes his few brief hours of
freedom from bites.

No my point is, that Katinkas floodlights lies somewhere along the roads of 
'collecting names of different writers, so to have an index of them'.
Because without she feels somehow bitten - or less comfortable, -
or something similar...
Is this true Katinka or is it only the collecting of names which are important ?

I mean well. I do care.

Feel free to coment or do your best...

from
M. Sufilight with peace and love...


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