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 Post subject: What is?
PostPosted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 7:45 pm
  

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"What is, `what is'? From where does `what is' arise? In what manner does it maintain its existence? And how does it die?" - Reuben Clamzo (as written by ADG)

It is the end of the path for Occam. It is where the blade hits the wood and all that can happen then is up to the wood, because it is the wood that asks "What is?"

Occam's razor demands the easiest path. If Occam wants music, he can:
a. make music
or b. make something that makes music
or c. make someone that makes something that makes music
or d. make someone that makes something that makes music and makes someone else to do the same and play them.

From zero to a is likely the most work for Occam, who likes zero to zero because he doesn't like to work. From zero to d. is the path requiring the total least work also surest to get music. b.ould require Occam's maintenane and reprogramming. c. could produce an unlimited supply that would require unlimited maintenance from Occam, but might eventually build to a satisfactory repertoire.

d. would be able to ask Occam "What is...?"


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 Post subject: Re: What is?
PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:59 am
  

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DrCharbonneau wrote:
"What is, `what is'? From where does `what is' arise? In what manner does it maintain its existence? And how does it die?" - Reuben Clamzo (as written by ADG)

It is the end of the path for Occam. It is where the blade hits the wood and all that can happen then is up to the wood, because it is the wood that asks "What is?"

Occam's razor demands the easiest path. If Occam wants music, he can:
a. make music
or b. make something that makes music
or c. make someone that makes something that makes music
or d. make someone that makes something that makes music and makes someone else to do the same and play them.

From zero to a is likely the most work for Occam, who likes zero to zero because he doesn't like to work. From zero to d. is the path requiring the total least work also surest to get music. b.ould require Occam's maintenane and reprogramming. c. could produce an unlimited supply that would require unlimited maintenance from Occam, but might eventually build to a satisfactory repertoire.

d. would be able to ask Occam "What is...?"

is was
from Chuck and Bob by R. Crumb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=en ... 4zaAiY5sTk


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 Post subject: Re: What is?
PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:23 am
  

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heraclitis wrote:
DrCharbonneau wrote:
"What is, `what is'? From where does `what is' arise? In what manner does it maintain its existence? And how does it die?" - Reuben Clamzo (as written by ADG)

It is the end of the path for Occam. It is where the blade hits the wood and all that can happen then is up to the wood, because it is the wood that asks "What is?"

Occam's razor demands the easiest path. If Occam wants music, he can:
a. make music
or b. make something that makes music
or c. make someone that makes something that makes music
or d. make someone that makes something that makes music and makes someone else to do the same and play them.

From zero to a is likely the most work for Occam, who likes zero to zero because he doesn't like to work. From zero to d. is the path requiring the total least work also surest to get music. b.ould require Occam's maintenane and reprogramming. c. could produce an unlimited supply that would require unlimited maintenance from Occam, but might eventually build to a satisfactory repertoire.

d. would be able to ask Occam "What is...?"

is was
from Chuck and Bob by R. Crumb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=en ... 4zaAiY5sTk



Ahh... that Crumb guy... I remember...

I also remember tu tu. They had a swimming pool.


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 Post subject: Re: What is?
PostPosted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:09 am
  

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Thanks for nice writing


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