I am currently reading The Master and His Emissary , which appears to be an excellent book. ("Appears" because I don't know the neuroscience literature well enough to say for sure, yet.) But then on page 186 I find: "Asking cognition, however, to give a perspective on the relationship between cognition and affect is like asking astronomer in the pre-Galilean geocentric world, whether, in his opinion, the sun moves round the earth of the earth around the sun. To ask a question alone would be enough to label one as mad." OK, this is garbage. First of all, it should be pre-Copernican, not pre-Galilean. But much worse is that people have seriously been considering heliocentrism for many centuries before Copernicus. Aristarchus had proposed a heliocentric model in the 4th-century BC. It had generally been considered wrong, but not "mad." (And wrong for scientific reasons: Why, for instance, did we not observe stellar parallax?) And when Copernicus propose...
I quite enjoyed surfing through this site. Plenty of laughs to be had. And ideas to be pondered.
ReplyDeleteAs for this guy, several lifetimes ago when I was putting on the big buzz, I think he sold me a dime bag in Pittsburgh.
A quick note to let you know I've included you in the newest edition of Surfer's Paradise. I hope this link serves you well.
Should you have an opportunity to come for a look I'll be interested to see what you think.
"As for this guy, several lifetimes ago when I was putting on the big buzz, I think he sold me a dime bag in Pittsburgh."
ReplyDeleteMaybe so, but it's his name we'll be wanting, laddie.
That's the link between the inherent coolness of James Brown and the pure funk of George Clinton...Sly Stone
ReplyDeleteAnonymous #2 has it in one!
ReplyDeleteThank you. Whom do I contact regarding my prize? Regards, David
ReplyDeleteYou mean that's not Doug Pinnick of King's X?
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