The Results

It went well. Reverend Dave actually got the closest guess. Then he asked about how POR relates to Wittgenstein, which was a real thrill.

In fact, almost every man there really seemed eager to tear into pretty standard analytical philosophy. (The women, with some exceptions, limited their comments to thanks and congratulations.) It isn't as if these guys hadn't been mulling the same conundrums that I had for their whole lives, too. I didn't want to "geek out" too much, though, so I didn't angle for any extended discussions. Oh, and I forgot to give out business cards, I won't forget that again next time. Quite forgivable in this case because I'll see them all next Sunday, plus this actually gives me an excuse to make a second contact. I'm thinking of suggesting to Reverend Dave that I or they set up a "Philosophy BBQ" kind of thing where we meet a couple times a month during the summer for a cookout and discussions of Wittgenstein.

Mom reported that CJ said she believes she may be beginning to understand what I'm talking about. In our previous meetings, I often responded to her confusion with "It's all about the jellybeans." And now I'm coming to realize that I didn't even understand how much, myself. I've been so anxious to lay out the completeness of my philosophy, the simultaneous contemplation of morals, physics, and language, the perspective on God, free will, and self-determination, the reaction to post-modernism and IPTM, that even though I saw it, I didn't quite take it seriously.

I'll write more about that next time. And who knows? Maybe someday someone will even read it. But having been emotionally deflated by the experience (thanks to the six month delay) but intellectually stimulated, and while still struggling with some technology issues, I wanted to post an update, for appearances.

Thanks for your time. Hope it helps.