Re: a comment on Numbers In Heaven by Dovina	14-Mar-06/2:38 PM
Also I have not removed God from rules and logic. God is governed by being God and whatever that might entail. If you throw that logic out the window then nothing makes any sense. See, logic and rules applied to God. I'm only saying it's probably way beyond our comprehension at this time what God is, does, isn't or doesn't do.
Re: a comment on Numbers In Heaven by Dovina	14-Mar-06/2:24 PM
One of the wisest things I've heard you say.
Re: a comment on We Do Not Write About by faithmairee	14-Mar-06/1:44 PM
I meant "undetermined".
Re: a comment on We Do Not Write About by faithmairee	14-Mar-06/1:42 PM
You're being silly. It's subjective like saying Dovina is the square root of infinity. 3 is only the difference between 2 and 5. Infinity has nothing to do with it. That's like if someone asked you how far away from New York is an undeterined spot and you said "Oh about 300 miles further from the spot then Texas. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/archimedes/contemplating.html
Re: a comment on Numbers In Heaven by Dovina	14-Mar-06/1:19 PM
I'm perfectly fine with me being the only follower of my beliefs, how 'bout you?
Re: a comment on Numbers In Heaven by Dovina	14-Mar-06/11:55 AM
The only God anyone here knows is the God they think they know for if God is beyond even the laws of nature and our own comprehension then there is no way to truly know him at this point in our existence. There is only what we think we know, what others think and tell us about God and what we feel is true in our hearts. If you're looking to prove or for proof of God then you're missing the whole point of faith. So please understand me when I say that whenever you tell someone about God, chances are you have no idea what you're talking about. So maybe you should start refering to him as "My holy father" as he defined by you and if you find a bunch of people who agree with everything you say about him, you and those people can refer to him as "Our father, who art in heaven". Even Jesus realized that.
Re: a comment on Numbers In Heaven by Dovina	14-Mar-06/11:35 AM
They're still all hypothetical concepts/objects. pretty much everything is unique if you go by the view that no two things are exactly the same but what things can you think of that have absolutely nothing in common with any part of anything else? 183 is a number as is 184 and 182. At least you applied 183 to something. She's using it like it was one of The Letter People except it's a number and it's in heaven. Sure it's cute and all but it's also kinda naive.
Re: a comment on We Do Not Write About by faithmairee	14-Mar-06/11:07 AM
My point is that to say infinity is any further away from 2 then 5 is silly.
Re: a comment on We Do Not Write About by faithmairee	14-Mar-06/10:58 AM
See, I was closer than you thought but you should have realized I was being a smartass when I said 183 to begin with. I certainly realize that you were being a smartass.
Re: a comment on Settling in by INTRANSIT	14-Mar-06/10:51 AM
Then after you leave the room it goes into the bathroom and polishes itself for a half hour.
Re: a comment on Boundaries by Dhanesh M Kumar	14-Mar-06/10:48 AM
ACE!
Re: a comment on We Do Not Write About by faithmairee	14-Mar-06/10:44 AM
I think I'll appreciate it more seeing that Einstein's quote pretty much sums it up for me.
Re: a comment on We Do Not Write About by faithmairee	14-Mar-06/10:39 AM
Let's say you work out that the circumference of a circle is 183. Obviously you used pi(a number with an infinite sequence following the decimal point). This means infinity can exist within 183. A better example: Say mathematicians come up with a distance that is equal to 1/183 the square root of infinity(let's call that distance a Dovina) then a Dovina x 183 = infinity squared. 183 then becomes infinity squared. You still seem to think infinity is a real number.
Re: Settling in by INTRANSIT	14-Mar-06/5:30 AM
You should change the title to show that this is a house that someone's returning to. Some great imagery, especially the house pulling the siding tight.
Re: a comment on Numbers In Heaven by Dovina	14-Mar-06/1:32 AM
What kind of critique is "The poem has a certain music to it" supposed to be? That's a bigger waste of time then saying 183 is eternal. Do we have anything better to do? Sure, but are you finding a cure for cancer right at this moment? No? So I guess we're both wasting our time. Besides If I REALLY wanted to waste time I'd be reading commenting on one of your poems.
Re: a comment on Numbers In Heaven by Dovina	13-Mar-06/6:33 PM
That reminds me. I used to attribute personalities to the numbers 1 through 10 when I was a little kid(kinda like with The Letter People). For example 5 was the hero, 6 was the bad guy and 2 was the girl they'd often fight over. I kinda wish you'd have gone that way more now that I think of it.
Re: a comment on Numbers In Heaven by Dovina	13-Mar-06/6:24 PM
183 does have feminity and gall. Mostly because it looks like it has tits and a pair of balls.;)
Re: a comment on Numbers In Heaven by Dovina	13-Mar-06/6:20 PM
You could say I'm unique because I'm the 183rd soul in heaven and not 182 or 184 but then God walks in and decides today to start counting from the other end of the line. Now you're 665 and you're standing behind the devil.
Re: a comment on Numbers In Heaven by Dovina	13-Mar-06/5:54 PM
How is 183 any different than say 69 when you already stated any odd number will due. Are there other only slightly different Dovina clones running around with different odd numbered names? 183 is only unique in it's abstract form as a meaningless number. Once you attach it to something, let's say 183 apples, then it becomes a statement of how many of the same thing are in a group. Apple 183 must have something in common with apple 182 and so on, otherwise they wouldn't be grouped and numbered. Sure you could say each apple is different but you can say that about any two things at least at a quantum level. The point is you count things based on simularities. If 183 is you it's not unique because there's at least 184 of you according to your poem. If 183 is just a number then it has no reason to be in this poem so it's junk.
Re: a comment on Numbers In Heaven by Dovina	13-Mar-06/3:58 PM
183 is junk too. You stated 183 could be an odd number for all that it matters. So how can you expect us to think it's unique? Oh let's see, maybe 183 is just a name lik Bob. Well then why is Bob nestled between 2 evens? Of course the number 183 is nestled between 2 evens and presumably will be eternally. That's the statement you made in your poem and let's admit it's quite an obvious statement. So you didn't need to tell us that, hence it's junk. I actually thought 183 was a star at first. That metaphor would have worked great but then 183 wouldn't be eternal. Maybe you should take some advice from faithmairee and write a little more about what you know. I still think it's a great idea but I think you took the metaphor a little too far.