From jjllambias@hotmail.com Fri Jun 07 13:50:25 2002 Return-Path: X-Sender: jjllambias@hotmail.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_3_2); 7 Jun 2002 20:50:25 -0000 Received: (qmail 55079 invoked from network); 7 Jun 2002 20:50:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.216) by m7.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 7 Jun 2002 20:50:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.33.241.184) by mta1.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 7 Jun 2002 20:50:24 -0000 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 7 Jun 2002 13:50:24 -0700 Received: from 200.49.74.2 by lw8fd.law8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Fri, 07 Jun 2002 20:50:24 GMT To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Bcc: Subject: Re: [lojban] Re: More Laudz Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2002 20:50:24 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Jun 2002 20:50:24.0619 (UTC) FILETIME=[F2679BB0:01C20E64] From: "Jorge Llambias" X-Originating-IP: [200.49.74.2] X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=6071566 X-Yahoo-Profile: jjllambias2000 la pycyn cusku di'e ><{si'u})? > > Surely the intention is that the future pursues the past as well > >Don't think so: Future is eaten up by the past not viceversa! > > >Well, that depends on your point of view, doesn't it. If pursuit is the >metaphor, then one can see the future catching up with the past about as >easily as the other way round (though the eating metaphor is harder). If we think of ourselves as stationary and time flowing through us from the future to the past (contrary to the more usual image of time flowing from the past to the future and carrying us along) then instead of the past devouring the future we would have the future vomiting the past. mu'o mi'e xorxes _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com