Comments on: Laputan Logic http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2005/05/laputan-logic/ John Eden: BM Box 3641, London, WC1N 3XX, England UK Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:50:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: john http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2005/05/laputan-logic/comment-page-1/#comment-248 john Fri, 27 May 2005 15:55:56 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=641#comment-248 I think he is right to try and reign in the absolute codswallop which goes with the territory, which actually ends up tarnishing the actual weirdness of it all. I'll take rationalists with a sense of humour over po-faced mystics any day of the week ;) I think he is right to try and reign in the absolute codswallop which goes with the territory, which actually ends up tarnishing the actual weirdness of it all. I’ll take rationalists with a sense of humour over po-faced mystics any day of the week ;)

]]> By: paul http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2005/05/laputan-logic/comment-page-1/#comment-247 paul Wed, 25 May 2005 19:31:21 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=641#comment-247 As an example: "While the ancients certainly knew and understood about the Golden Ratio, they didn't invest it with any special significance apart from its obvious geometrical utility." I think that's a questionable statement. The last 20 years has seen a vast amount of mainstream archaeological research into ancient sacred geometry and alignments, and there's almost always a spiritual or numinous aspect to them. (See the references in Francis Pryor's excellent BC for examples.) I think he's arguing a little bit beyond his premises. Good shit though [exhales]. As an example:

“While the ancients certainly knew and understood about the Golden Ratio, they didn’t invest it with any special significance apart from its obvious geometrical utility.”

I think that’s a questionable statement. The last 20 years has seen a vast amount of mainstream archaeological research into ancient sacred geometry and alignments, and there’s almost always a spiritual or numinous aspect to them. (See the references in Francis Pryor’s excellent BC for examples.) I think he’s arguing a little bit beyond his premises.

Good shit though [exhales].

]]> By: mms http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2005/05/laputan-logic/comment-page-1/#comment-246 mms Mon, 23 May 2005 18:52:09 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=641#comment-246 there is an amazing book about esoteric maths, mandalas, the golden ratio and the sigma code if u don't already know it by the architect cecil balmond, the book has lots of slightly cloying 'storytelling but the maths is amazing http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/3791319337/qid=1116874160/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_10_2/202-4404460-4071014 large there is an amazing book about esoteric maths, mandalas, the golden ratio and the sigma code if u don’t already know it by the architect cecil balmond, the book has lots of slightly cloying ‘storytelling but the maths is amazing http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/3791319337/qid=1116874160/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_10_2/202-4404460-4071014

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]]> By: john http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2005/05/laputan-logic/comment-page-1/#comment-245 john Sat, 21 May 2005 20:59:05 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=641#comment-245 Have you read it? Have you read it?

]]> By: paul "Essex boy" meme http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2005/05/laputan-logic/comment-page-1/#comment-244 paul "Essex boy" meme Sat, 21 May 2005 19:38:41 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=641#comment-244 If he's throwing out the "esoteric" meanings of the golden mean, he's throwing out half the meaning. Lots of pythagorean science / mysticism in there. If he’s throwing out the “esoteric” meanings of the golden mean, he’s throwing out half the meaning. Lots of pythagorean science / mysticism in there.

]]> By: mms http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2005/05/laputan-logic/comment-page-1/#comment-243 mms Fri, 20 May 2005 19:57:45 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=641#comment-243 lush, nicely found lush, nicely found

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