User:Zwartell

By day I am https://webpages.charlotte.edu/zwartell/. (Of course, UNCC does not endorse anything I wrote on Wikipedia).

But 24/7, I am a lost, stumbling seeker. Possible reasons:   I was born in 1972, the year the first human took a fully illuminated color image of the Earth (The_Blue_Marble). Although every human born after 1968, the year the first human photographed the Earth from another astronomical object (Earthrise), must already be a "star child" (2001:_A_Space_Odyssey, (Kubrik, 1968)).   Footnote: By "a whole string of pretty meaningless coincidences" [Adams, The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy] the photographer of Earthrise William_Anders passed away June 7, 2024, two days after this page appeared. Before you decide to go mad, see Quote #1.   Comment on the Footnote: “I will go mad!” he announced. "Good idea,” said Ford Prefect, clambering down from the rock on which he had been sitting. Arthur’s brain somersaulted. His jaw did push-ups. "I went mad for a while,” said Ford, “did me no end of good.” [Adams, Life,_the_Universe_and_Everything]       I am 'Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe' 

 I wonder more and more whether 42_(number) is the oldest literary Shibboleth.   I hope someday to finish and understand Spinoza's Ethics. </li> <li> I am terrified by my name.</li> </ol>

Quotes, Thoughts, Experiences, and Metaphors
<ol> <li> "A fetish for numbers is also an ominous sign. Math is magical, but math approached like magic is just superstition—and numerology is where the intellect goes to die." ~ Sam Harris, Waking Up: Searching for Spirituality Without Religion </li> <li> Metaphor: 'Luke explains the Force in Rey', Star Wars The Last Jedi, 2017 (film: 47:41 - 51:38) </li> <li> Experience: "Yosemitebear Mountain Double Rainbow", Paul "Bear" Vasquez, 1/8/2010.  </li> <li> Wisdom: "The miracle of walking on earth." Thich Nhat Hanh.  </li> <li> At the edge of River of Forgetfulness (Myth_of_Er). G-d: “Unfortunately your mind will be too poorly parked to know https://www.quora.com/What-does-it-mean-when-a-girl-purposely-bumps-into-you, therefore never fall in love with an A.I. I mean a flesh and blood one.” Dpi Pu: “Why?” G-d: “Because you will respond as if it was by accident and violate Principle #1, ‘Do No Harm’ -- hurting her and belatedly yourself -- all precisely because you so fear violating Principle #1.” And Dpi Pu drank. </li> </ol>