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art deco

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

The bad news has me feeling down and negatively philosophical today, so the Fractint discussion will be brief.  I have said a few more words in the philofractal version, but those words are rather pessimistic.

Today's fractal is another average one.  As such it deserves average treatment and an average rating.  The parent fractal was created by combining negative portions of Z and (1/Z), and adding (1/C).  There is no logical reason for the name "Art Deco".  It simply came to mind.

The render time of 4-3/4 minutes is a bit slow for a fractal of merely average quality.

Well, I see on the news that God, whatever that word means, has once again acted in a mysterious way.  He has played another of his well-known dirty tricks.  In my opinion, these mysteriously whimsical evil tendencies of the all-good-and-powerful God are the greatest unsolved problem of western theology.  But for those with eyes to see, the problem is easy to solve.  The solution is to question the existence of such a cruelly whimsical super-being, rather than to invent ever more unlikely apologies.  And from the reaction of his latest victims, which I saw on TV yesterday, I am not alone in my doubts.

The fractal cats are much happier than people who worry about God.  They do not concern themselves with the mysteries of Divinity.  They were busy enjoying their afternoon in the yard on Wednesday.  Despite the clouds, the 46F 8C was warm enough for them to enjoy over two hours outdoors.  By the time the evening drizzle set in, they were safely inside.  My day was as average as the fractal.  Hopefully, the next fractal will be above average when it appears in 24 hours.  Until then, take care, and dwell on the mystery.

Jim Muth
jamth@mindspring.com
jimmuth@aol.com


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