They Might Be Particle-ular

They might not be. But, since triangles were up for discussion, why not segue?

Kryptonic Analysis of Particle Man
In this song, we have Particle Man, Triangle Man, Universe Man, and Person Man. I believe that these represent four approaches, or outlooks, if you will, to the state of man, or more succinctly, philosophies.

Partilce Man. Who is particle man? Particle Man represents the scientific community- and/or realists/factualists/scientific athiesm, that sort of thing. The references to dot and speck, and the appearent play on the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle are what lead me to this conclusion.

Triangle Man. Next up is Triangle Man. Funny thing- Triangle Man hates Paricle Man. They have a fight, Triangle wins. Triangle Man also hates Person Man. More on this later.

Universe Man. Universe Man is a powerful man, and seems immune to Triangle Man. Universe man seems to have an inclusive philosophy, and as such, I think this points to Deism, or a more generic belief in oneness or wholeness, as in "the oneness of the universe." Universe Man doesn't cause Triangle man heartburn, but There could be cause for strife betyween them, althoug this remains unexplored in the song.

Person Man. Lastly, we come to the poor wretch that is Person Man. He's seriously put upon-= being hit in the head with a frying pan and living his life in a garbage can. I think that this is a derisive take on secular humanism. Person man never looks up. Never sees anything larger than himself.

Triangle Man also hates Person Man. They have a fight, and, naturally, Triangle wins. This is the final clue as to who Triangle man is: Organized Religeon, specifically Christianlty, possibly as specific as Catholicism. In the case of Particle Man, there is a natural tension between those that must live by faith and those that must find out how things work. Additionally, there will be tension between those who live by faith in a higher being, and those who deny the existence of such a being.

The cautionary tale of the song is this: Triangle wins.