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Talking online with a friend the other day I kept apologizing for my non sequiturs; I have a tendency to appear to jump like a grasshopper from topic to topic.
Of course inside my mind it all makes perfect sense: We're talking about A, which makes me think of B, which reminds me of C, which links to D which is related to E. The problem is that my hapless conversation partner just sees the jump from A to E.
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I've been a little pre-occupied lately, preparing material to present a seminar. The topic and material are fascinating to me, and it will be to some extent a joint exploration and learning experience.
Delving deeper into the subject matter is both exhilirating and overwhelming, and I worry that I might have bitten off more than I can chew.
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I have received a copy of The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image by Leonard Shlain as a gift. And I am slowly wrestling through it. A number of people that I find interesting to talk with and generally insightful have good things to say about the work, but I find myself continuously thinking "Yes, but..." or "You can't just jump to that conclusion."
Certainly there he cites a whole lot of scientific research on topics interesting to me and he writes well, teaching me about some of the established theories along the way; I just don't see a whole lot of support for his premise. However, I will reserve my judgment until I complete the book (or at least complete more of the book).
Has anyone out there read it? Input gratefully accepted.