In those days when time and space were young and form was yet recent the holy and prodigal sons of Charles Darwin were plotting a revolt against the paradigm of The Organism. They were in their trenches Haldane and Crick and others armed with testubes and microscopes and they knew the path to righteousness.
With the coming of the martyred Rosaline Franklin The Organism dissolved into cells and cells into genes and genes into nucleotides and nucleotides into atoms and atoms into energy and there was no longer The Organism there was nothing but physics and the holy law was
DNA TO RNA TO PROTEIN
written above the door of the cathedral and the bells were ringing ringing.
In caves above the city the infidels resisted the shift, Wilson and Mayr and others resisted. They spat on the "exceptional young man"s and the "first-rate"s and the "brilliant discoveries" they sat by and watched as ivory bell towers grew taller and taller and they knew that babel had fallen because physics favors no one
The diciples split over arguments and left the cathedral to dally with others they were inspired to seek connections and they found the infidels and befriended them while the remaining holy scribes locked themselves in the highest tower and the people were no longer enthralled and moved on to other pilgrimages while the tower stood crumbling.
As the tower came crashing down no one noticed, they had built themselves smaller churches.
Man, are you ever cooking with gas today Kai . . . :mittens:
Quote from: MMIX on March 12, 2010, 09:29:16 PM
Man, are you ever cooking with gas today Kai . . . :mittens:
Evil gas!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4FQoznrVwU&feature=PlayList&p=FE7AD065285785BD&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=55
(Sorry, I remembered this all these years and never knew what it was from...)
Also, Kai, :mittens: that was an excellent read!
Kai, that was was awesome!
RAH!
:mittens:
Thank you for that!
awesome!
:mittens: can't wait to read the sequels you've put up.
Quote from: Jenne on March 15, 2010, 03:55:17 PM
:mittens: can't wait to read the sequels you've put up.
For future noobs and because I'm an archival addict. Over the red-warning number of days to BUMP.
In those days Pt. 2 (http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=24470.0)
In those days Pt. 3 (http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=24475.0)
In those days Pt. 4 (http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=24515.0)
In those days Pt. 5 (http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=24549.0)
In those days Pt. 6 (http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=24570.0)
In those days Pt. 7 (http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=24612.0)
In those days Pt. 8 (http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=24678.0)
In those days Pt. 9 (http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=24950.0)
In those days Pt. 10 (http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=24760.0)
In those days Pt. 11 (http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=25092.0)
In those days: Belated Preface to a Dear Friend (http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=24796.0)
I'd like to do this with some other series' on the forum. If it's crazy-obnoxious or rude in a way I don't get, let me know and I'll lay off the lings.
Kai - I really enjoyed reading these.
Thanks! :) I appreciate it, because now I won't have to go digging for the individual chapters, much less any newbie that comes along.
We really need an archivist, Rhizome, there is so much around here buried in the archives, so if you want to take it on please go for it! Especially if it's something you enjoy. :D
Quote from: Kai on July 14, 2010, 04:57:08 PM
Thanks! :) I appreciate it, because now I won't have to go digging for the individual chapters, much less any newbie that comes along.
We really need an archivist, Rhizome, there is so much around here buried in the archives, so if you want to take it on please go for it! Especially if it's something you enjoy. :D
I second this. PD REALLLLY needs an easy-access guide to the "classics."
I think I missed this when it was new, good bump. Reminds me of Anathem (I know, a bit obviously).
Quote from: Jenne on July 14, 2010, 09:59:30 PM
Quote from: Kai on July 14, 2010, 04:57:08 PM
Thanks! :) I appreciate it, because now I won't have to go digging for the individual chapters, much less any newbie that comes along.
We really need an archivist, Rhizome, there is so much around here buried in the archives, so if you want to take it on please go for it! Especially if it's something you enjoy. :D
I second this. PD REALLLLY needs an easy-access guide to the "classics."
Cool. :) Good to hear there was no offense involved (organizing other people's shit without their permission on a discordian board? + knowing roughly jackshit about discordianism? dangerous bsns!), and I'm glad it's a help to you, Kai.
Two forum members have given me leave to gather fallen links. Til someone sez nay, that's all the permission I need. Beware peedee! I am going to clean your room!!! BWA-haa-haa!!!
Quote from: Sigmatic on July 15, 2010, 12:29:43 AM
I think I missed this when it was new, good bump. Reminds me of Anathem (I know, a bit obviously).
Just finished Anathem about a month ago. Good comparison.
Beware? Having a clean room is nice. Allows more thinking to get done.
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Bump, because Brother Nihil reminded me of these. The In Those Days series is from three years ago, and it's interesting to see how my writing has changed since then. It was good cadence practice, if nothing else. Maybe has some value, maybe not. I also like the use of metaphor and religious overtones in this series. Needless to say, there are problems. I repeat myself such that the metaphors are tired by the end. And I cringe at some of the entries; the one of the acolyte in particular. But, compared to the utter pretentiousness of The Process of Sustaining (Summer 2006), these are much better. Thanks again to H McR aka Rhizome for collating them.
I remember these. I still like them, too. :)
I remember liking these, may have to re-visit.