From: jpc@tauon.ph.unimelb.edu.au (John Costella)
Subject: Re: PHIL: MUDs and Reality (Long Theory)
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 92 17:29:42 EST


> From: portal!cup.portal.com!Tagi@uunet.UU.NET
> Subject: PHIL: MUDs and Reality (Long Theory)
> 
> It has come to my attention that some people hold rather
> tightly to the notion of a 'real world' or 'real life' (RL),
> and that this is often distinguished from places known as MUDs
> or things known as 'virtual worlds'.
> 
> through socratic dialogue with a few MUD philosophers, came to develop
> a theory which uses the model of the MUD for modern psychology/mysticism.
> Below is the present form of this theory, and I'd appreciate any feedback
> that might be offered.  Review, comments and disputation are
> enthusiastically requested.
> 
> ------------------------------------
> The MUD as a Basis for Western Mysticism
> by Thyagi NagaSiva

Great. A manifesto. We're well on the way to a new pseudo-science.

A new prophet ... L. Ron NagaSiva. You saw it first here, folks.

> Books proving inspirational to this essay included:
> 
> Modern Scientific Views of Mysticism
> _The Tao of Physics_, by Fritjof Capra, Bantam, 1980
> 
> _The Dancing Wu Li Masters_, by Gary Zukav, Bantam, 1980.

Ah, so here's the source of this pseudo-scientific clap-trap.
Hey, L. Ron, I thought you said you'd given up reading this
sort of gee-whiz-golly-gosh crap. You couldn't be pulling 
our cranks here, could you? Noo ... 

John

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