rationality
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The Passion Is Enough
She pops up unexpectedly–beneath the darkening canopy of treesin the deep woods,from behind a stack of boxesin a corner of the basement,or like now,in a quiet gallery at the back of the art museum: "Beautiful, yes?" "It is," I answer.… Continue reading
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Reason and Rationality
He processed his worldthrough rationality and reason. "But that filters out so much else!"I protested. "All else?" he snorted."Wishful thinking! Superstition!" He said this as I watched angelsgamboling about his head,gleefully plugging and unpluggingthe dendrites and synapsesof his carefully organized… Continue reading
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Rationality
"I don't believe in ghosts, you see,but only rationality–for every bell, a well-blown whistle,never down without its thistle." "But what of things untouched, unheard, unseen, unmetered, just inferred? The hair that lifts along the nape when flames of candles shift their… Continue reading
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I Don’t Believe
"I don't believe in hauntings,"she said."There's always some sortof rational explanation." "I've heard your rational explanations,"he answered,"and many are so absurd,not even a ghost would believe them." Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Halloween: Mystery
Halloween offers appreciation for the mysterious, that which lies outside of logic and reason. This is, in fact, an important and necessary function of religion; embracing mystery and the inexplicable reflects healthy spirituality. Not everything can be–nor needs to be–sorted out, rationalized, categorized… Continue reading