Interestingly enough, this is my friend’s parents response when asked why they believe in an invisible god. I suppose they haven’t considered that the leaves and trees may be messed up enough to shake of their own accord.
It is rather unlikely that Christina Rossetti intended this to be a rationalist quote in a sense we would identify with. I do read it as an argument for scientific realism and belief in the implied invisible, but it seems likely that she was merely being poetic or that she was making a pro-religion argument, given her background. Of course the beauty of this system is that if someone quotes this to you as an argument for God (or anything), you can ask them what the leaves and trees are for their wind and thus get at their true argument.
Furthermore, the context in which I first read it is the video game Braid, juvpu cerfragrq vg va gur pbagrkg bs gur chefhvg bs fpvrapr. I would highly recommend this game, by the way.
Furthermore, the context in which I first read it is the video game Braid, juvpu cerfragrq vg va gur pbagrkg bs gur chefhvg bs fpvrapr. I would highly recommend this game, by the way.
Could you rot13 the word fpvrapr in the last paragraph? For me, finally getting the meaning of the princess at the end was such a beautiful realization that I wouldn’t like to spoil it for others…
(I highly recommend the game too. In fact, I’ve already bought it several times – once for me, and as a gift for others.)
Done and agreed. I am ashamed to admit it that I first played it from a pirated copy—I later bought it, and I intend to buy Jonathan Blow’s next game The Witness when it comes out. But I still feel bad about pirating it...
Interestingly enough, this is my friend’s parents response when asked why they believe in an invisible god. I suppose they haven’t considered that the leaves and trees may be messed up enough to shake of their own accord.
Interesting.
It is rather unlikely that Christina Rossetti intended this to be a rationalist quote in a sense we would identify with. I do read it as an argument for scientific realism and belief in the implied invisible, but it seems likely that she was merely being poetic or that she was making a pro-religion argument, given her background. Of course the beauty of this system is that if someone quotes this to you as an argument for God (or anything), you can ask them what the leaves and trees are for their wind and thus get at their true argument.
Furthermore, the context in which I first read it is the video game Braid, juvpu cerfragrq vg va gur pbagrkg bs gur chefhvg bs fpvrapr. I would highly recommend this game, by the way.
Hey! It’s Super Mario with built in cheat modes!
Could you rot13 the word fpvrapr in the last paragraph? For me, finally getting the meaning of the princess at the end was such a beautiful realization that I wouldn’t like to spoil it for others…
(I highly recommend the game too. In fact, I’ve already bought it several times – once for me, and as a gift for others.)
Done and agreed. I am ashamed to admit it that I first played it from a pirated copy—I later bought it, and I intend to buy Jonathan Blow’s next game The Witness when it comes out. But I still feel bad about pirating it...
I love that game, it’s been a while since I played it though.
I third the recommendation.