264. I could imagine Moore being
captured by a wild tribe, and their expressing the suspicion that he has come
from somewhere between the earth and the moon. Moore tells them
that he knows etc. but he can’t give them, the grounds for his certainty,
because they have fantastic ideas of human ability to fly and know nothing of
physics. This would be an occasion for making that statement.
Moore makes his assertions –
and because the natives will not be
persuaded –
he has to face the fact that all he has is assertion –
and that all his authority amounts to –
is authorship
© greg t. charalton. 2010.