QUOTE(Milton Roe @ Mon 2nd March 2009, 1:49am)
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Couldn't he just climb the Empire State building with her and swat some biplanes?
Leviathan and King Kong
Leviathan: What do you think about offending people?
King Kong: It's easy. I just stand there in the town commons, and people are automatically offended by my presence.
Leviathan: What if you apologized to them?
King Kong: You can't be serious.
Leviathan: I'm just posing a Koan. What would happen if a gorilla apologized for being a gorilla?
King Kong: It would be a humbling experience.
Leviathan: It would be humbling?
King Kong: Yes, it would humble the townfolks to have to accept the apology of a gorilla for the crime of existing.
Leviathan: You have an interesting way of thinking about things.
King Kong: Try some celery. I have more than enough for both of us.
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Leviathan: Do you think humans are becoming more tolerant of gorillas in their midst?
King Kong: Koko's doing pretty well.
Leviathan: Is that because she can communicate in American Sign Language?
King Kong: There does appear to be some evidence that a little learning is a disarming tactic.
Leviathan: Can one overdo the learning thing?
King Kong: Absolutely. Too much learning will cause others to re-arm themselves. I'm proof of that.
Leviathan: What is the solution to that conundrum?
King Kong: Wisdom to go with the Learning.
Leviathan: Like Ishmael?
King Kong: Like Ishmael.
Leviathan: What is Ishmael's secret?
King Kong: He teaches Maieutically. And employs Paradactic Models, too.
Leviathan: Does it work?
King Kong: So sayeth the Anthropologist from Mars. Personally, I'm not that advanced. I'm just now exploring the potential of the Living Dialogue.
Leviathan: Would you like to become that advanced?
King Kong: I fear it would be lonely. I'll have to think about it.
Leviathan: Where do you go to meditate?
King Kong: To the upper stories of tall urban structures.
Leviathan: Don't climb them alone. Take someone with you. Someone comely who is also a good listener.