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Posted by j on July 21, 2004 at 16:03:23:

In Reply to: in resp. to J Mc posted by giveawayboy on July 21, 2004 at 14:16:46:

: : J Mc : : If God's imagination can spark actual independent existence, then perhaps ours can at least take on a limited life of it's own.

: : J Mc : : I tend to think our thoughts are often an amalgamation of influences from all kinds of places that resurface in sometimes unidentifiable new forms.

: Bill : I like the way this girl in Richard Linklater's WAKING LIFE puts it. She's not too sure about reincarnation, but believes that we may have some share in the memory of all time. This she felt could explain why some people come up with beliefs about reincarnation. Personally, I find that is alot like G.K. Chesterton's Democracy of the Dead idea. That there is indeed one eternal conversation going on outside the current era which contains us.
: Bill : I think in western culture we tend so easily to divide, define, separate, categorize, describe and discuss. In eastern culture there is more emphasis on substance than objects and on harmony rather than individuality.

- J -

The remarkable point of this is that C.S. Lewis made the decision to include (or at least consider the inclusion of) the lion into his story. The "divine" idea and his decision to build his story from that foundation were the chemicals that created the masterpiece.

- J -

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