The walls of the chapel are smooth white and vault upward so steeply that they meet each other at the top about fifty feet up. The sun enters through the large clear panel windows on each side of the chapel that are open to allow a breeze to run through the chapel. Even with the windows open, the chapel is still hot and the dampness of the air is so oppressive that breathing takes effort and cannot be done inaudibly. The Florida summer heat threatens to force the consciousness out of the entire congregation. The preacher is undaunted--he just starts speaking louder.
You see a Preacher, a dog, a Brother Jacob, a Brother Hyram, and a The_Word here.
Preacher says, "[to mckinzie] The editors have no coherent conception of nature! They say that "a soothing drug" is inappropriate because it compares nature to something artificial; I suppose, then, that van Gogh's paintings and motor oil are not artificial? "
dog says, "[to Preacher] grrrr"
Preacher says, "[to dog] The simile comparing the grass flanks to a Van Gogh painting fails on the same basis that the simile comparing the effect of the swamp to a soothing drug: they both disturb the tone of the essay by describing the natural setting in terms of artificial objects. But the editors are blind to this contradiction."
dog says, "[to Preacher] rrgf! grrgf!"
Preacher says, "[to dog] Why do the editors not see this contradiction? Because they are trapped in a contradictory conception of nature that is the product of economically determined ideological forces. To understand this we must compare two different structures: the structure of logic that the editors ostensibly use to explain the inadequacy of the simile using a 'reference to drugs', and the structure of logic that is actually operating within and between Marie's essay and the editor's commentary. "
Brother Jacob says, "[to Preacher] Fold out! Fold that logic!"
Brother Hyram says, "[to Brother] Amen, Brother Jacob! Amen!"
dog says, "[to Brother] raaggh! raaggh!"
Preacher says, "[to dog] Brothers, the problem is not that Marie uses references to artificial objects to describe nature, as the editors think; that is only a sign: Marie cannot describe nature without comparing it to something artificial because Marie has no idea what nature is! She can only think of nature in terms of van Gogh, motor oil, and soothing drugs! Brothers and Sisters, partake of the Sacrament of the Logos and discover the truth the editors dare not face!"