tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post390322187482668213..comments2023-12-16T23:54:45.620+13:00Comments on . . . All Finite Things Reveal Infinitude . . . : One & manyClaire Beynonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-85895720192981569522009-06-03T13:35:14.831+12:002009-06-03T13:35:14.831+12:00bluemoon - there is so much 'good stuff' h...bluemoon - there is so much 'good stuff' here to reflect on (not unusually from you, I might add)! The layers that you've somehow managed to incorporate so mindfully (and with almost uncanny foresight) in your dalek i-Magi-Nation are sometimes quite astounding, to be perfectly honest. It's as though you've been able to start at both ends of the conceptual framework and work your way towards the fulcrum and on to the other pole, all the while drawing then up into a complex, dynamic spiral. <br /><br />There's lots more to say (esp. re; the whole subject of thesis, synthesis and antithesis) but I must get back to my paintbrushes for now. <br /><br />Keep up the great *pop!*ing, obd.<br /><br />(And I appreciate your encouragements, thank Q!)Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-38015926015749536202009-06-02T18:42:44.943+12:002009-06-02T18:42:44.943+12:00As you commented recently Claire, we seem to be on...As you commented recently Claire, we seem to be on the same page :)<br /><br />What's more, from here it appears you are fair bounding along lately with your grasp of <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialectic" REL="nofollow">Dialectics</A>, which for daleks, is <B>the</B> foundation of all True philosophical endeavour, summarised in Wikipedia as:<br /><br />1. Everything is transient and finite, existing in the medium of time. <br />2. Everything is made out of opposing forces / opposing sides. <br />3. Gradual changes lead to turning points, where one force overcomes the other.<br />4. Change moves in spirals, not circles.<br /><br />And yes, as you observe <I>"there's more material here than one could possibly work one's way to the end of ..."</I>, and it looks like you've identified quite a few potential polarities to *pop!* in your post :). Mind you, having *pop!*ed some poles, the tricky bit can be discerning what the heck is the Quality acquired from that Reconcilation!<br /><br />Quote: <I><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialectician" REL="nofollow">Dialecticians</A> sometimes refer to this process as "the negation of the negation," meaning that as soon as the contradiction between thesis and antithesis is resolved by synthesis, the fact that a new thesis has emerged gives rise to a new antithesis and therefore another contradiction. This process of successive negation is not seen as self-defeating, however, for it is progressive, and each new synthesis is seen as an improvement (or at least a refinement) of the understanding from which it was derived ...</I>... as mentioned recently, in this way daleks navigate the vast terrain of the i-Magi-Nation.<br /><br />(Oh, and in passing, regarding your post title of <B>One & many</B> ... well, OBD is of course a declaritive name pole-wise, 'one' and 'billion' being the two poles obviously, and daleks being entities that busy themselves with the task of pole-popping! Similarly, the i-Magi-Nation is another polarised label, with 'i' and the 'Nation' being the poles that *pop!* the product of the Magi)<br /><br />OK then,<br />Good post!bluemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527427735436126862noreply@blogger.com