| "All Available Dunces" -- The Movie |
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Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: Bret CahillBret Cahill Date: Aug 26, 2008 09:47
I put out the shoe and the dunces fall over themselves trying to get
their feet to fit.
And their feet do fit, quite well in fact.
>>> "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this
>>> sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
>>> -- Jonathan Swift
>>This quote is usually self-applied by fools and kooks.
And if isn't self applied then a fool's projecting give him away.
If you are projecting or delusional, or in this case a projecting
delusional, then anyone can google the original OP to determine that
the quote appeared without comment.
The OPer never applied anything to anyone.
The public record is your friend if and only if you are honest with
yourself.
>> Those who are
>>truly insightful are also wise enough not to apply it publicly to
>>themselves.
> It's not true anyhow. Shakespeare; Feynman; Einstein; Kovacs; Kelvin;
> all revered
By dunces?
> in their time.
But not now?
What about creators like van Gogh who were only appreciated after they
were dead?
> Can anybody name a real genius who was attacked by all available
> dunces?
The quote is about a _confederacy_ of dunces.
But wait! You may be on to something! "All Available Dunces" is
nothing short of movie title material!
Maybe the info age can somehow mobilize "all available dunces."
_Definitely_ a good horror film!
I love it!
Keep up the good muse work!
IP protection needs to somehow be extended to muses.
Bret Cahill
"You are vexed therefore I am right about you."
-- Nietzsche
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