>I've always been fascinated by the concept of something being "invented"
which we in turn call "man-made"
>and finally "unnatural". Given that everything falls in the set of Nature,
how can we differentiate between
>a bird's nest and a skyscraper? Why is the former "natural" and the latter
"unnatural"?
Because they are useful distinctions. Or at least they were. Lately I've
begun to think that the distinction has done more harm than good.
>BTW, I humbly request that you to explain the meaning of "coporophagic"
(my MS Word 6.0 spell check choked
Webster Definition for "coprophagous"
co.proph.a.gous \ka:-'pra:f-*-g*s\ \-*-je-\ aj [Gk koprophagos, fr. kopr- + -
phagos -phagous] : feeding on dung - co.proph.a.gy n
>on it and I couldn't find it anywhere on the entire web). At first I saw
"co-pornographic" and thought
>"Great! Someone else who appreciates 'Debbie Does Dallas'!". There's one
art form that could be considered
>natural and inventive.
Have you seen the latest installments in the C Memetic Complex?
http://www.c-realm.com
Oops, I just checked and they haven't been published yet. KMO?
-- David McFadzean david@lucifer.com Memetic Engineer http://www.lucifer.com/~david/ Church of Virus http://www.lucifer.com/virus/