Friday, January 12, 2007

Library of Babel Response

While a rather confusing read, there are some central points that I was able to get from this reading. This library is of near infinite size, and because of that, there is information on everything on earth. But because of this, there is a mix of falsehood and truth. Which for some reason means that there is a book which summarizes all truth in this world, so the one who reads this may be akin to God. I read a brief summary on Wikipedia about the article, which helped clarify an aspect of the story through the dactolygraphic monkey theorem (a much simpler theorem than it sounds). It was an interesting read, but I don't believe I really gained all that much from it, though I'm sure I'm missing out on some point. I enjoy reading about the concepts of infinity and through further reading I came about a "sequel" where the author satirically notes the internet will straighten the confusion through a simple search. What I was really confused about was all the exact numbers for the number of shelves, rooms, et cetera. I was wondering if this had significance or symbolism.

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