On the subject of death, the Hottentots have a story about its origin.

The Moon sent an insect to convey the following message to mankind: "As I die, and dying live; so you too shall also die, and dying live".

As the insect was on his journey, he was stopped by a hare who told him he was the better runner, and should himself convey such an important message.

When the hare reached men he screwed up the message and said: "The Moon told me to tell you that as she dies, and in dying perishes, so you too shall die, and come wholly to an end".

When the hare returned to the Moon and told the Moon what he had said, the Moon was very angry. She took a piece of wood and struck the hare on the nose slitting it. "How dare you tell mankind something I have not said, she exclaimed!"

Since that day, the hares nose has been slit, but men still believe what the hare told them.

We live in a periodic universe. We can see it with our own two eyes. An insect can grasp the implications. I didn't have a chance to respond to some guy who entered this board a few weeks ago on the subject of Chaos. His math was great- and as flat as a pancake. To him, increasing dimensions were increasing chaos. Confusing complexity with chaos is a serious matter.

Any GUT has to include an explanation for the dimensional complexity we observe in our own shaving mirror.

Best Wishes! Sam Cox