can there be such a thing as a Carsean infinite game ritual? And/or a ritual whose effect is uncovering of novel info?
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science itself seems like an infinite game - rituals at their best adapt to allow continued "play"
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I really enjoy the game of novel interpretations of X for most X, a superset of science without the reality-concordance rule
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hmm... novel interpretations as opposed to new material novelty to process is a toughie
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new facts are boring without models to make them surprising
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okay, more bare-bones question for your ponderations...does the term "anarchic ritual" mean anything?
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that is a good question, I will have to think about that - is there "anarchic language"?
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confabulation in brain-damaged patients? The monologues of Lucky the slave in Waiting for Godot?

