Re: Seymour's Death -- "Et tu, Muriel?"

Paul Janse (PJanse@compuserve.com)
Fri, 20 Nov 1998 03:59:38 -0500

Helena's fondness for Muriel reminds me of something I read in Raymond
Smullyan's *excellent* book 'The Tao is silent'. He presents as beings wi=
th
perfect 'Buddha nature'... his dogs. They only eat, sleep and play and
desire nothing. They possess complete mental peace. Muriel is, maybe, a b=
it
like that. =


By the way, Scottie, Smullyan is an example of an *aboslutely* first rate=

mind (he is a famous logician and a very witty and good writer) who has a=
n
open mind to religion.

Paul Janse