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"Transgressing the Boundaries: Towards a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity"

"I wish to thank [them] for enjoyable discussions which have contributed greatly to this article. Needless to say, these people should not be assumed to be in total agreement with the scientific and political views expressed here, nor are they responsible for any errors or obscurities which may inadvertently remain."

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Landi Cruz

Mon 3rd Feb 2025 12:30

two legs bad.
four legs good, Uilleam.

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Sat 1st Feb 2025 11:29

Thank you, Landi.

Mr Speaker, given the Titanic success of Brexit, my constituents are now in full agreement that pigs now have been sucessfully persuaded to take to the air; a miracle achieved through the application of copious quantities of excrement of bovine origin to the political discourse within in his Majesty’s donkey sanctuary.

It's my constituents' considered opinion that that sheep too, propelled with the aid of Faragean flatulence, may also be encouraged to emulate our porcine brothers (and sisters) and fly off to the promised sunlit uplands where they can nest in all those lovely poetrees.
Thank you, Mr Speaker….baaaaah, baaaaah, baaaaah, baaaaah, baaaaah.

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Landi Cruz

Thu 30th Jan 2025 23:58

Hey, David,

I often use dictionaries for the sake of precision and was looking up the definition of "verbosity" a few evenings ago.  Long story short, one thing led to another and I ended up stumbling into this title of a publishing sting written by a guy named Sokal and fell in love--I had to share it. I mean it just seems to sum up so eloquently how people have such a profound capacity for confusing the experience of reality for reality itself.

And, the bursting thought bubble at the end of the video...

perfection.

Btw, I read your comment which included Michael Longley's poem--very affecting, that 🌷

And, thanks to all for looking in )

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David RL Moore

Thu 30th Jan 2025 10:12

Brilliant stuff from Python,

I wonder if now in this age of "self identification" with disregard to absolute facts people might reclassify pythons style of comedy from "Nonsence" to prophetic philosophy...it seems completely rational to me.

Nice post Landi (pro-nouns not included)

David

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