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wondrous, transe-infinite gradations and increments of gleaned data hovering on
either side of zero, like infinite motes, hues, ripples, and drops of rain in the Amazon.
If, as some have speculated, imagination corresponds to reality, the shortcomings of
any presumption of inequality between organisms (broken down to atoms, souls,
dust motes, and dew drops—among a myriad of others—in Jain ethical computations) should at once be apparent. A critical lesson to ponder with an ecological
ticking clock (Fig. 71.3).
Fig. 71.3 Rain Drops on an Obscure Tributary in the Ecuadorian Amazon. (Photo © M. C. Tobias)
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wondrous, transe-infinite gradations and increments of gleaned data hovering on
either side of zero, like infinite motes, hues, ripples, and drops of rain in the Amazon.
If, as some have speculated, imagination corresponds to reality, the shortcomings of
any presumption of inequality between organisms (broken down to atoms, souls,
dust motes, and dew drops—among a myriad of others—in Jain ethical computations) should at once be apparent. A critical lesson to ponder with an ecological
ticking clock (Fig. 71.3).
Fig. 71.3 Rain Drops on an Obscure Tributary in the Ecuadorian Amazon. (Photo © M. C. Tobias)
71 The Concept of Zero