>Gordon:
> > >Misreading is fruitful, it gives energy, it produces
> > >progeny. That which can't be misread is terminally fixed,
> > >dead. Hence the danger in misreading -- Jesus can lead to
> > >Torquemada and Pius XI. But also the opportunity, without
> > >which we might as well not read at all, but find a nice
> > >warm cave, and stay in it forever.
>
>Justin Schwartz:
> > Sounds like Heidegger's theory of interpretation . . . or Nietzsche's,
> > except N denies that there was ever a correct interpretation to start
>with.
>
>Heh -- another Nazi. And I like "animal rights", and "the
>environment", too.
>
"Another" Nazi? Who was the first one?
>However, the thing to do with Nietzsche is to knock him down,
>go through his pockets, take what you need, and leave the
>rest. If you're going to kill Buddha when you meet him on
>the road, you certainly should mug Nietzsche.
>
>
Absolutely. He wouldn't have it any other way. Zarathustra says, "Don't follow me! Make your own path!"
jks
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