Austin,
Thank you very much for the note, which relieves my concern and worry for sure, because the main reason for me to start this thread is the fact that I was told by one of editors that the time/space in 70.6/7 should be replaced by space/time, and I was not able to convince the editor that Don changed the words intentionally rather that misspoke them.
Since the text will not be changed in any cases, and we both agree what Don really meant, the main purpose of this thread has been fulfilled. The only remaining question in this thread is whether Ra meant to say time/space or not in 70.7.
You pointed out a very important fact I overlooked in the past and appreciate now; that is, the mind/body/spirit complex is already in negative time/space, so it is not logical to say that the higher self is reluctant to allow the mind/body/spirit complex to enter negative time/space. Consequently, I have changed my position to agree with your viewpoint that Ra meant to say space/time here. But I am still not sure, and I agree with you that it will be impossible to completely untangle this confusion on our end.
Given Ra meant to say space/time in 70.7, it can be inferred that not only Ra was unaware of the intention of Don’s question, but Ra also was unaware of the wrong citation of Don, and thought that Don cited that citation in 69.11 correctly. This explanation can also be applied to 70.14 very well. But when it is applied to 70.6, I am still confused, because in Ra’s eyes, Don’s question became that: why the higher self is so reluctant for its past self to enter negative space/time that it is necessary for its past self to incarnate in negative space/time to find its path back? and then Ra, without detecting this "illogical" question, answered that Don has answered his own query. This answer perplexes me a lot.
Anyway, although what Ra really meant is unclear, the related texts on the whole (in session 68, 69 & 70) about the displaced mind/body/spirit complex are clear and make sense. I believe it's possible for readers to grasp the thrust of Don’s questions and Ra’s answers about the displaced mind/body/spirit complex. So I will not keep pursuing this unsolved (and possibly unsolvable) question mentioned above, unless I happen to come up with some insight worth sharing in the future.
As to the footnote, I agree with you totally that it would be an extremely tricky endeavor. I only suggest, if the footnote will be added at last, only those things that we can make sure of be indicated.
Thank you very much for the note, which relieves my concern and worry for sure, because the main reason for me to start this thread is the fact that I was told by one of editors that the time/space in 70.6/7 should be replaced by space/time, and I was not able to convince the editor that Don changed the words intentionally rather that misspoke them.
Since the text will not be changed in any cases, and we both agree what Don really meant, the main purpose of this thread has been fulfilled. The only remaining question in this thread is whether Ra meant to say time/space or not in 70.7.
You pointed out a very important fact I overlooked in the past and appreciate now; that is, the mind/body/spirit complex is already in negative time/space, so it is not logical to say that the higher self is reluctant to allow the mind/body/spirit complex to enter negative time/space. Consequently, I have changed my position to agree with your viewpoint that Ra meant to say space/time here. But I am still not sure, and I agree with you that it will be impossible to completely untangle this confusion on our end.
Given Ra meant to say space/time in 70.7, it can be inferred that not only Ra was unaware of the intention of Don’s question, but Ra also was unaware of the wrong citation of Don, and thought that Don cited that citation in 69.11 correctly. This explanation can also be applied to 70.14 very well. But when it is applied to 70.6, I am still confused, because in Ra’s eyes, Don’s question became that: why the higher self is so reluctant for its past self to enter negative space/time that it is necessary for its past self to incarnate in negative space/time to find its path back? and then Ra, without detecting this "illogical" question, answered that Don has answered his own query. This answer perplexes me a lot.
Anyway, although what Ra really meant is unclear, the related texts on the whole (in session 68, 69 & 70) about the displaced mind/body/spirit complex are clear and make sense. I believe it's possible for readers to grasp the thrust of Don’s questions and Ra’s answers about the displaced mind/body/spirit complex. So I will not keep pursuing this unsolved (and possibly unsolvable) question mentioned above, unless I happen to come up with some insight worth sharing in the future.
As to the footnote, I agree with you totally that it would be an extremely tricky endeavor. I only suggest, if the footnote will be added at last, only those things that we can make sure of be indicated.