mysticism for material girls
May. 24th, 2010 09:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jinianNow fueled by the Young Wizards books and "Story of Your Life"!
If you haven't read "Story of Your Life" go do it NOW. I don't care what else you're doing. This spoils it in the very mildest of ways, but it should remain completely unspoiled. I don't believe in virginity until marriage, but if virgins could fuck like Ted Chiang writes, I would reconsider.
Both of these together pointed me at an answer to "why are we here?" It's not an answer that's my answer right now; my answer is "to uncover truth, love others, and dig in the dirt" approximately. But "to enact or instantiate" is actually a very appealing answer, though of course it invites a direct object. Gods? More truth? Myth, which is the same thing as truth in this case? We, consciousness, may make things more real by understanding them. (So I guess this ties back to me worshiping the god of Science after all.)
In completely unrelated news, I have acquired a new favorite dress. The only question is, when at Wiscon shall I wear it? I have no meal dates as yet, so can't go just by who is most likely to be flatteringly susceptible to my accentuated charms. :)
If you haven't read "Story of Your Life" go do it NOW. I don't care what else you're doing. This spoils it in the very mildest of ways, but it should remain completely unspoiled. I don't believe in virginity until marriage, but if virgins could fuck like Ted Chiang writes, I would reconsider.
Both of these together pointed me at an answer to "why are we here?" It's not an answer that's my answer right now; my answer is "to uncover truth, love others, and dig in the dirt" approximately. But "to enact or instantiate" is actually a very appealing answer, though of course it invites a direct object. Gods? More truth? Myth, which is the same thing as truth in this case? We, consciousness, may make things more real by understanding them. (So I guess this ties back to me worshiping the god of Science after all.)
In completely unrelated news, I have acquired a new favorite dress. The only question is, when at Wiscon shall I wear it? I have no meal dates as yet, so can't go just by who is most likely to be flatteringly susceptible to my accentuated charms. :)
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Date: 2010-05-27 11:53 pm (UTC)I can't do it justice right now because I'm in pain and not feeling very wonderful, but I found it actively inspired some of my religious/spiritual feelings. The idea that our lives may be somewhat or entirely predetermined, but it doesn't matter. Ask me about it sometime when I can manage coherent thought.