Comments on: Tractacus Philosophicus-Extraterrestrialis http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2007/05/30/tractacus-philosophicus-extraterrestrialis/ Blogging on Philosophy and Politics Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:09:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yet There Is Method In It » Blog Archive » Further thoughts on alien philosophy http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2007/05/30/tractacus-philosophicus-extraterrestrialis/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Yet There Is Method In It » Blog Archive » Further thoughts on alien philosophy Wed, 30 May 2007 19:32:00 +0000 http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2007/05/30/tractacus-philosophicus-extraterrestrialis/#comment-56 [...] meditated further on this matter, two areas of enquiry immediately sprang to mind. i) Is there any basis for human rights after [...] [...] meditated further on this matter, two areas of enquiry immediately sprang to mind. i) Is there any basis for human rights after [...]

]]> By: Anti Citizen One http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2007/05/30/tractacus-philosophicus-extraterrestrialis/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Anti Citizen One Wed, 30 May 2007 17:41:07 +0000 http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2007/05/30/tractacus-philosophicus-extraterrestrialis/#comment-55 You have foreshadowed B5 with at least two quotes: "Eventually the Overlords come down to earth and reveal themselves, their reason for seclusion becomes obvious, they have the form and likeness of demonic beings that resemble those from human mythology." "The basic building block of philosophy must be enquiry. The simple one word questions, who, where, what, how, why?" It is entirely possible JMS was aware of this sci-fi concepts and borrowed them for his own use (or re-invented them). AC1 You have foreshadowed B5 with at least two quotes:

“Eventually the Overlords come down to earth and reveal themselves, their reason for seclusion becomes obvious, they have the form and likeness of demonic beings that resemble those from human mythology.”

“The basic building block of philosophy must be enquiry. The simple one word questions, who, where, what, how, why?”

It is entirely possible JMS was aware of this sci-fi concepts and borrowed them for his own use (or re-invented them).

AC1

]]> By: El Sordo http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2007/05/30/tractacus-philosophicus-extraterrestrialis/comment-page-1/#comment-54 El Sordo Wed, 30 May 2007 17:32:28 +0000 http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2007/05/30/tractacus-philosophicus-extraterrestrialis/#comment-54 With regards the concept of powerful extraterrestrials deliberately fostering hoaxes and confusion I couldnt help myself to a Topical quotation from the Simpsons. From Treehouse of Horror VII (coincidentally on today) Homer: Oh, no! Aliens, bio-duplication, nude conspiracies... Oh my God! Lyndon LaRouche was right! Kodos: What? Are you still here? I'm afraid we'll have to dispose of you... [pushes a button] [out of somewhere comes a cannon, which reveals a smaller cannon, which reveals an even smaller one, from which emerges a tube, spraying Homer] Homer: What are you spraying me with? Kang: Rum. So no one will believe your story. With regards the concept of powerful extraterrestrials deliberately fostering hoaxes and confusion I couldnt help myself to a Topical quotation from the Simpsons. From Treehouse of Horror VII (coincidentally on today)

Homer: Oh, no! Aliens, bio-duplication, nude conspiracies… Oh my God! Lyndon
LaRouche was right!

Kodos: What? Are you still here? I’m afraid we’ll have to dispose of you… [pushes a button]
[out of somewhere comes a cannon, which reveals a smaller
cannon, which reveals an even smaller one, from which emerges a tube, spraying Homer]

Homer: What are you spraying me with?

Kang: Rum. So no one will believe your story.

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