[net.philosophy] transcending science

colonel@ellie.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman) (03/12/86)

[A mysterious line appeared on the screen.]

> > Parapsychology.
> 
> The AAAS recognizes parapsychology as a science (some want to reverse this).
> 
> > Metaphysics.
> 
> What aspect of metaphysics would you like to have investigated?  Aristotle
> called it "metaphysics" because his previous book was called "physics";
> there's little other connection.
  ...

What about 'pataphysics?  Not only is it recognized as a discipline by
the 'pataphysicists, but also they have succeeded in refuting the entire
body of science, along with parapsychology, metaphysics, objectivism,
and even the Bermuda Triangle (they proved that it's really a trapezoid).


	"I'll bet that one of the cards in this pack is green."
	"I doubt it.  See, the top card isn't green.  It's the
	  six of lemons."
-- 
Col. G. L. Sicherman
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