From: "Jud Evans" <Jud-AT-sunrise74.freeserve.co.uk> Subject: Re: Man Overboard! Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 23:24:39 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Straathof" <janstr-AT-chan.nl> To: <heidegger-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 10:42 PM Subject: Re: Man Overboard! > dear Jud, > > interesting mullings indeed, you wrote i.a.: > > >My contention is that we only have an instantaneous present and > >no past or future. > > how then do you explain the findings of archeology e.g. dinosaur bones, > or a greek vase etc. ? > > yours, > jan Dear Jan, The discovery of the bones is a felicitous confirmation of my proto-theory, for the dinosaurs were trapped in the riverine mud in the present continuum, changed their modality of existence and were drowned in the present continuum - their bones have been lying in the rocks in the present continuum, and have been unearthed in the present continuum - they are being viewed in the present continuum and are being discussed by you and I in the present continuum, and at this very moment in time, [although the museum where they are housed is in darkness and the only sound is the clicking heels of the night-watchman,] the dinosaurs in their present continuum stripped of their dinosaurness [except for their skeleton,] stand there in their present modality of existence [with not a dasein sprite to be seen on the premises,] with their bones connected by wires. In fact everything about those bones is screaming: Present! Present! Present! But the attendant looks at his watch and cries: "We're closing soon! Please make your way to the exit ladies and gentlemen - it's 5pm!" I would describe my theory as "Bullshit-free Buddhism." :-) Weeelll - something like that. :-) The more vases - the more bones - the more visits by Aunt Maud last Wednesday the better! If I believed in the future [which I don't] I would say "Hope to hear from you in the future." But as you know Jan the future never comes, because there is only the present. :-) Best wishes, Jud. --- from list heidegger-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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