"History is a wonderful thing, if only it was true"
-Tolstoy

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Gods

Picked up Freeman Dyson's Infinite in All Directions - for some reading on the flight
Hadn't read it in years
Published '85
Still a great read

Chapter 1 "In Praise of Diversity" (seems timely)

When my son was three years old he liked to crawl into my bed in the early morning and talk about the problems of life. On morning he said abruptly, "You know there are tow Gods." I was surprised and asked him, "What are their names?" He replied, "One is called Jesus and he makes people, and the other is called Bacchus and he makes wine."


Humm ... profound for a three year old.

Got to meet George (the three year old) via PCForum, and a most interesting author in his own right.

Check Amazon
Infinite in All Directions: Gifford Lectures Given at Aberdeen, Scotland April--November 1985 (Paperback)

As well as George's work.

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