Gregory's ServerKid1 asked me where we go after we die, and I answered "where do knots go when they're untied? The string is still there". It seems to have stuck with him and I think the place where untied knots go is now part of our family mythology.
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 Nice. Of course, string is, in and of itself, a knot. Twisted smaller fibres combining to make a whole... and then.. what are those fibres made of?   One of my partners shared this with me this morning, and it's been rattling around in there since. Good stuff. @RussSharek I *think* you might have actually waved hi to kid1 during circus at home!  @derwinmcgeary that actually makes so much sense as a metaphor i have been thinking a lot about how consciousness is basically a property of the universe, we’re not being given anything special, it’s just that matter happens to arrange in a specific way to create a person and then it rearranges itself into something else, nothing is ever really lost, it’s just changed. this is exactly the piece of string :blobmindblown:   @derwinmcgeary the next loop — pun intended — of psychology is that the un-knotted part of the string is knots in waiting.  @derwinmcgeary And when Kid1 brings home a good report card, don't forget to celebrate with the sound of one hand clapping. If you're going to mess with their head, better do it good and proper! |
@derwinmcgeary I love this and want to steal it!