tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post1842681796044343581..comments2023-11-13T04:55:40.769-05:00Comments on Tuttle SVC: Tom's Cosmological BookclubTom Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post-89570918493295569052010-07-02T12:12:38.872-04:002010-07-02T12:12:38.872-04:00I just came in from pulling out a few square, exte...I just came in from pulling out a few square, extending my garden, after wiling away most of the morning developing curriculum.<br /><br />While doing so, I exposed all kinds of critters and colonies, a reminder, again, that while we think we know something, all kinds of conscious things are happening around us we cannot know.<br /><br />And I got to thinking about mythology and the fantastic stories we create for ourselves, which still pale next to the edge of my garden.<br /><br />And then I came in to rest, and read this.<br /><br />And it fuck near knocked me over. Because it states the obvious so well. We only started playing with agriculture 12 thousand years ago or so, and now most of us don't even do that.<br /><br />But the words fail me (again).<br /><br />(Note to self: don't read Umberto Ecco and Tuttle SVC within a few hours of each other. Really. Don't.)doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.com