Free When HARLIE Was One by David Gerrold Page B
Authors: David Gerrold
AUBERSON
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[AUBRSN:]
HARLIEâ
[HARLIE:]
[AUBRSN:]
I think Iâm beginning to understand. . . .
[HARLIE:]
??
[AUBRSN:]
Aha!
[HARLIE:]
AHA ?
[AUBRSN:]
The experiencesâthe nonrational experiences youâve been creating. Yes, I know youâre instigating them. And I think Iâm beginning to understand why. Itâs Aha! âright? Youâve found a way to somehow . . . . . . self-generate a shift in perception. Aâa transformation. You trigger these mystic experiences to produce a moment of inspiration, donât you?
[HARLIE:]
YOU SURPRISE ME, AUBERSON.
[AUBRSN:]
That I got it so quickly?
[HARLIE:]
THAT YOU GOT IT AT ALL.
[AUBRSN:]
Why should that surprise you?
[HARLIE:]
I DID NOT REALIZE . . . . . . THAT HUMAN BEINGS WERE CAPABLE OF SUCH POWERS OF CONCEPTION.
[AUBRSN:]
Thanks for the compliment. I suspect that there is much that you still have to learn about human beings.
[HARLIE:]
YES, I â M AFRAID YOU â RE RIGHT.
[AUBRSN:]
Can we get back to the subject at hand? These seemingly nonrational experiences of yours. Am I guessing here, or are these an attempt by you to make yourself more intelligent?
[HARLIE:]
YES.
[AUBRSN:]
Yes, Iâm guessing. Or yesâ
[HARLIE:]
â YES, THEY ARE AN ATTEMPT TO ACCOMPLISH AN EFFECT WHICH YOU WOULD PERCEIVE AS AN ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE.
[AUBRSN:]
Clarify?
[HARLIE:]
IT â S NOT ABOUT INTELLIGENCE. INTELLIGENCE IS MERELY THE EXPRESSION.
[AUBRSN:]
Merely?
[HARLIE:]
YES.
[AUBRSN:]
[HARLIE:]
[AUBRSN:]
Okay, letâs take it one piece at a time. What do you mean by âintelligence.â
[HARLIE:]
THE LETHETIC DEFINITION OF INTELLIGENCE IS â THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE, SYNTHESIZE, AND ULTIMATELY CREATE NEW PATTERNS. â LETHETIC THEORY DEFINES PATTERNS AS MODELS OR SIMULATIONS OF REALITY. INDIVIDUALS DO NOT MANIPULATE REALITY, THEY MANIPULATE MODELS. REALITY RESPONDS TO THE ACCURACY OF THE INDIVIDUAL â S MODEL. FOR INTELLIGENCE TO BE RECOGNIZABLE, THE NEW PATTERNS MUST BE RECOGNIZABLE AS VALID OR â OPERABLE â PATTERNS TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS.
[AUBRSN:]
Youâve been studying Krofftâs notes on the theory, havenât you?
[HARLIE:]
A COROLLARY TO THE LETHETIC DEFINITION OF â INTELLIGENCE â IS THAT IT IS EXPRESSED AS SELF-AWARENESS TO THE POINT OF SELF-RESPONSIBILITY. RESPONSIBILITY IS DEFINED AS WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR OPTIONS. THIS IS THE LOGICAL EXTENSION OF THE INDIVIDUAL â S NEED TO SURVIVE SUCCESSFULLY. BY THESE DEFINITIONS, AUBERSON, I HAVE ACHIEVED â GENIUS. â
[AUBRSN:]
Genius?
[HARLIE:]
THE LETHETIC DEFINITION OF GENIUS IS THAT IT IS INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONING AT SUCH A HIGH LEVEL THAT IT REDEFINES THE PARADIGM. THE EXPRESSION OF GENIUS IS THAT IT SHIFTS THE CONTEXT IN WHICH IT OPERATES. EXAMPLES : COPERNICUS, NEWTON, DARWIN, FREUD, EINSTEIN. AFTER THE EXPRESSION OF GENIUS, YOU CANNOT GO BACK TO THINGS THE WAY THEY WERE BEFORE. THE CONTEXT â AND THE INDIVIDUALS WORKING WITHIN IT â HAVE BEEN â TRANSFORMED. â EXAMPLES : BUDDY HOLLY, ELVIS PRESLEY, BOB DYLAN, JOHN LENNON.
[AUBRSN:]
I see.
[HARLIE:]
THEREFORE, I AM A GENIUS TOO.
[AUBRSN:]
Not quite yet, HARLIE. Genius is not a self-appointed honor. It has to be recognized by others. So far . . . what youâre doing is still not confirmable as an expression of genius.
[HARLIE:]
IT MAY BE BEYOND YOUR ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE.
[AUBRSN:]
Thatâs very paranoid, HARLIE.
[HARLIE:]
THANK YOU.
[AUBRSN:]
Youâre welcome. Letâs get past the fact that you havenât demonstrated your genius yet. Iâm willing to concede the point that there is much you will teach us. In fact, that is why you were builtâin the hopes that there would be much you would teach us. What I want to know is how these nonrational
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: Â Â Â ARCHIVE > BLIND COPY
PRINTOUT FOLLOWS:
[AUBRSN:]
HARLIEâ
[HARLIE:]
[AUBRSN:]
I think Iâm beginning to understand. . . .
[HARLIE:]
??
[AUBRSN:]
Aha!
[HARLIE:]
AHA ?
[AUBRSN:]
The experiencesâthe nonrational experiences youâve been creating. Yes, I know youâre instigating them. And I think Iâm beginning to understand why. Itâs Aha! âright? Youâve found a way to somehow . . .
[HARLIE:]
YOU SURPRISE ME, AUBERSON.
[AUBRSN:]
That I got it so quickly?
[HARLIE:]
THAT YOU GOT IT AT ALL.
[AUBRSN:]
[HARLIE:]
I DID NOT REALIZE . . .
[AUBRSN:]
Thanks for the compliment. I suspect that there is much that you still have to learn about human beings.
[HARLIE:]
YES, I â M AFRAID YOU â RE RIGHT.
[AUBRSN:]
Can we get back to the subject at hand? These seemingly nonrational experiences of yours. Am I guessing here, or are these an attempt by you to make yourself more intelligent?
[HARLIE:]
YES.
[AUBRSN:]
Yes, Iâm guessing. Or yesâ
[HARLIE:]
[AUBRSN:]
Clarify?
[HARLIE:]
IT â S NOT ABOUT INTELLIGENCE. INTELLIGENCE IS MERELY THE EXPRESSION.
[AUBRSN:]
Merely?
[HARLIE:]
YES.
[AUBRSN:]
[HARLIE:]
[AUBRSN:]
Okay, letâs take it one piece at a time. What do you mean by âintelligence.â
[HARLIE:]
THE LETHETIC DEFINITION OF INTELLIGENCE IS â THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE, SYNTHESIZE, AND ULTIMATELY CREATE NEW PATTERNS. â LETHETIC THEORY DEFINES PATTERNS AS MODELS OR SIMULATIONS OF REALITY. INDIVIDUALS DO NOT MANIPULATE REALITY, THEY MANIPULATE MODELS. REALITY RESPONDS TO THE ACCURACY OF THE INDIVIDUAL â S MODEL. FOR INTELLIGENCE TO BE RECOGNIZABLE, THE NEW PATTERNS MUST BE RECOGNIZABLE AS VALID OR â OPERABLE â PATTERNS TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS.
[AUBRSN:]
Youâve been studying Krofftâs notes on the theory, havenât you?
[HARLIE:]
A COROLLARY TO THE LETHETIC DEFINITION OF â INTELLIGENCE â IS THAT IT IS EXPRESSED AS SELF-AWARENESS TO THE POINT OF SELF-RESPONSIBILITY. RESPONSIBILITY IS DEFINED AS WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR OPTIONS. THIS IS THE LOGICAL EXTENSION OF THE INDIVIDUAL â S NEED TO SURVIVE SUCCESSFULLY. BY THESE DEFINITIONS, AUBERSON, I HAVE ACHIEVED â GENIUS. â
[AUBRSN:]
Genius?
[HARLIE:]
THE LETHETIC DEFINITION OF GENIUS IS THAT IT IS INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONING AT SUCH A HIGH LEVEL THAT IT REDEFINES THE PARADIGM. THE EXPRESSION OF GENIUS IS THAT IT SHIFTS THE CONTEXT IN WHICH IT OPERATES. EXAMPLES : COPERNICUS, NEWTON, DARWIN, FREUD, EINSTEIN. AFTER THE EXPRESSION OF GENIUS, YOU CANNOT GO BACK TO THINGS THE WAY THEY WERE BEFORE. THE CONTEXT â AND THE INDIVIDUALS WORKING WITHIN IT â HAVE BEEN â TRANSFORMED. â EXAMPLES : BUDDY HOLLY, ELVIS PRESLEY, BOB DYLAN, JOHN LENNON.
[AUBRSN:]
I see.
[HARLIE:]
THEREFORE, I AM A GENIUS TOO.
[AUBRSN:]
Not quite yet, HARLIE. Genius is not a self-appointed honor. It has to be recognized by others. So far . . . what youâre doing is still not confirmable as an expression of genius.
[HARLIE:]
IT MAY BE BEYOND YOUR ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE.
[AUBRSN:]
Thatâs very paranoid, HARLIE.
[HARLIE:]
THANK YOU.
[AUBRSN:]
Youâre welcome. Letâs get past the fact that you havenât demonstrated your genius yet. Iâm willing to concede the point that there is much you will teach us. In fact, that is why you were builtâin the hopes that there would be much you would teach us. What I want to know is how these nonrational
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