| I like Spider Robinson's work. In a
rare 'brush with fame' for me, I met someone who met Spider and his wife and co-author
Jeanne before. Hi Anna, wherever you are. |
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Here are some of his ideas, in no particular order: |
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A hunch is often a conclusion based on data you don't know you possess. |
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Just as there are laws of Conservation of Matter and Energy, so there are in fact Laws of Conservation of Pain and Joy. Neither can ever be created or destroyed. But one can be converted into the other. …what struck him was how little progress churches have made in two hundred years toward convincing people that the unknown is not by definition evil. …Go, Lemmings, Go…
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Funny feeling, isn’t it, when you
bust a tough one? Triumph, sure. Maybe a little secret relief that you pulled it off. But
there’s a fine sweet sadness in there, too, because now the golden moment is behind
you. For a moment in there you were God… and now you’re just a guy who used to
be God for a minute, and will be again some day… |
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There is a newsgroup called alt.callahans that pays tribute to Spider's idea. I don't frequent the place, though I lurked there more than once before I changed browsers. |
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