tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513219332286952805.post7935099450682679733..comments2023-04-10T05:41:08.804-04:00Comments on Soxlosophy: Curses; Lackey's No-No Foiled by Magic SingleSoxlosophyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297442834435511006noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513219332286952805.post-17103282158383312302008-07-30T13:07:00.000-04:002008-07-30T13:07:00.000-04:00great post, barry. and kant always saves the day. ...great post, barry. <BR/><BR/>and kant always saves the day. you know why? you know why? (cue terrible pun). because there's nothing he kant do...Soxlosophyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297442834435511006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513219332286952805.post-1865310290993382152008-07-30T08:03:00.000-04:002008-07-30T08:03:00.000-04:00There is a related conversation that I have partic...There is a related conversation that I have participated in several times recently. It centers around a college student who absconded from a Catholic Mass with a consecrated communion wafer. <BR/><BR/>It's true that the wafer was handed to him; it's true that the wafer was of nominal cash value. Catholic veneration being what it is, the faithful accused the student not of "theft", but of "hostage-taking".<BR/><BR/>To those of us who don't believe that a cracker can also be a god, the whole incident can be compared to the dubious meme that Jonah so adeptly blogs. There is no tenable mechanism by which flour and water could transform into the flesh of a deity, keeping in mind that said flesh is indistinguishable from the flour and water it was in the first place. Similarly, there is no plausible mechanism by which <I>mentioning</I> "no-hitter" during the no-hitter could disrupt the no-hitter.<BR/><BR/>Remember, the argument isn't about putting additional pressure on the pitcher (which is also a no-no during a no-no), it's about the words being removed from the context lest they remove the context from itself.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, if we are to believe Jonah's impressions, the important feature distinguishing Remy's and Orsillo's actions from Wafergate is this: Remy and Orsillo <I>believe</I> in the power of the sacrilege they are committing. The cracker thief at least had the decency to be a heretic first. <BR/><BR/>Look at it this way - if the no-hitter curse were true, we would all have an obligation NOT to invoke it when our team has gone several hitless innings. Otherwise, we couldn't expect the denizens of other cities to allow <I>our</I> pitcher a no-hitter. In comes Kant to save the day with the categorical imperative*.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately, this is moot. There's no caprice in physics and there is no crying in baseball. Let Remy and Orsillo be stupid <I>and</I> mean on this one, those Angels are a pain in the ass.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>* The blog's search engine confirms it: I beat Soxlosophy to the Categorical Imperative! Send cash prizes to:<BR/><BR/>Barry<BR/>The Soxlosophy Building<BR/>Brooklyn, NY<BR/><BR/>Up your butt, JoJo.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08488208942094869960noreply@blogger.com