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News Briefs 02-02-2012

So it goes.

Thanks to Rick, who is quite fluent in Tralfamadorian.

Quote of the Day:

— “Welcome aboard, Mr. Pilgrim,” said the loudspeaker. “Any questions?”
— Billy licked his lip, thought a while, inquired at last: “Why me?”
— “That is a very Earthling question to ask, Mr. Pilgrim. Why you? Why us for that matter? Why anything? Because this moment simply is. Have you ever seen bugs trapped in amber?”
— “Yes.” Billy, in fact, had a paperweight in his office which was a blob of polished amber with three lady-bugs embedded in it.
— “Well, here we are, Mr. Pilgrim, trapped in the amber of this moment. There is no why.”

~ Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughter-house Five

        1. Animal Farm
          To someone reading the quote I chose, it’ll be pretty evident that I’m reading Slaughter-house Five right now.

          The book is resonating so much with me it’s almost scary. In one part the book mentions how according to some science fiction novelist certain mental illnesses cannot be cured by human doctors because they have their origin in the 4th dimension, which we cannot see.

          I could almost affirm this is the case with depression.

          1. in my case
            that study fascinates me. i do really feel certain of that as well. after all, how do i know the voices in his heads aren’t real?

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