On a macrocosmic level, the consciousness of living the dim awareness that we are alive for a moment on this planet as it spins, meaninglessly, around the cold and infinite galaxy gives human beings " the status of a small god in nature, " according to Ernest Becker : " Yet, at the same time, as the Eastern sages also knew, man is a worm and food for worms.
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But Pieter Kuiper chose to pursue this disagreement in a needlessly aggressive fashion : by reverting Cirt twice, asking pointed questions on the talk page, following Cirt to DYK to " vote " ( meaninglessly, as T : TDYK is not a vote ) against the article being featured there, calling for Cirt's desysop here ( which is entirely ridiculous ) and generally giving the impression of having the main aim of entering into conflict with Cirt rather than resolving the content disagreement in a collegial, friendly and WP : AGF manner.
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Rather than going from one dance number to the next, Ramaka keeps music bubbling through the text; he has made that rare film version of an opera where the music becomes an organic part of the way the characters lead their lives, instead of having them break meaninglessly into song . ( The wonderful soundtrack _ with a score by the avant-jazz saxophonist David Murray and contributions from numerous African performers _ has a come-hither fire, too . ) Music becomes a form of expression for the cast members, especially the women; Karmen sings and chants her desires, and the world-beat pulse is a kind of trigger to her unconscious, which is not too deep below the surface.
