tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post7790252731250982602..comments2024-02-27T00:19:14.984-08:00Comments on Burning Zeppelin Experience: Moses, Jesus, and the Buddha Walk Into a Bar...Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741134687274260833noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-44199998306838424842011-02-22T17:13:46.938-08:002011-02-22T17:13:46.938-08:00Funny picture. I just got to "Tull's Tale...Funny picture. I just got to "Tull's Tale" in book 2. Covenant isn't Jesus in any way to me but oh well. Good work on teaching the kids about awesome books though.Kamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-2136155344677667332010-02-11T06:51:38.800-08:002010-02-11T06:51:38.800-08:00Wow, that's a lot of vitriol for one post, joe...Wow, that's a lot of vitriol for one post, joey jameson. Neat! You can't make an omelete on the internet without making a few asshole enemies. I especially like how you posted twice, once with your real name and once, even more insulting, behind the brave mask of anonymity. Good usage of the internet there, sir.<br /><br /><b>"Thomas covenant is not jesus, retard. Not everything is related to religion. There is such a thing as an original idea. You can draw parallels all you like, doesn't make it so."</b><br /><br />I agree. Thomas Covenant is not <i>actually</i> Jesus. He is, however, in some ways an interesting parallel to the Jesus myth. He's a mere man with a special connection to divinity who dies to save the world. His story is about life, death, innocence, and sin. This seems to me a clear and fascinating parallel.<br /><br />As far as there being original ideas, I'd challenge you to find one. Or, rather, all ideas are based on the human experience, which I don't feel has significantly changed since we invented written language. We've grown more complex, but we still do the same things and grapple with the same cosmic fears.<br /><br /><b>"I am sure you could tie every piece of art in existance to religion if you tried hard enough. However, the conclusions you come to are not going to be acurate. Not everyone lives their lives by outdated stories designed to control the masses. God, or at least the idea that was god, is dead. Live life in the real world. Do something meaningful and leave religious belief where it belongs. In the past."</b><br /><br />I probably could tie every piece of art to religion if I tried hard enough. Thanks for your faith in my skill at interpretation and critique! Unfortunately, it'd be boring, so I'll let someone else do it.<br /><br />It's interesting how you try to situate yourself as the future and me as the past because of a belief. However, I reject the idea that religion is the past just because it's old. Chemicals are older than religion, shall we now say that chemists are living in the past?<br /><br />More seriously, in what way am I living in the past for having a faith commitment? And in what way am I not living in the real world? The future is whatever exists tomorrow. The real world is whatever I perceive and react to.<br /><br /><b>"And just for calling covenant an asshole, I shall give you the title of...Covetous Jew Rat. So sue me... For every penny... But remember to invest it wisely. Ha ha ha."</b><br /><br />Oooh... direct antisemitic slurs. We're moving... down in the world.<br /><br />What I am going to engage with there is your offense around Covenant. If you read my blog a little more, you'll see that <i>The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant</i> are actually one of my favorite fantasy series, period. You can't really argue that Covenant isn't a jerk, though. He's argumentative, insensitive, and abrasive... hey! You probably haven't ever raped anyone, but other than that you two are a lot alike. That might explain why you have so much sympathy for him.<br /><br /><b>"And trust me, there is no shortage of Jews. Just to clarify, I hate all religeous people, not just your people. Would be the same if you were a christian asshole"</b><br /><br />There are approximately 13,155,000 Jews left in a world of more than six billion. I'd call that a shortage.<br /><br />Hate is a strong word and it leads to strong actions. I tend to avoid hatred as much as possible. We all know hate leads to suffering. What could have happened to you to lead you to hate an entire class of people so poisonously?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-22722337067184725012010-02-11T06:17:43.921-08:002010-02-11T06:17:43.921-08:00Thomas covenant is not jesus, retard. Not everythi...Thomas covenant is not jesus, retard. Not everything is related to religion. There is such a thing as an original idea. You can draw parallels all you like, doesn't make it so. I am sure you could tie every piece of art in existance to religion if you tried hard enough. However, the conclusions you come to are not going to be acurate. Not everyone lives their lives by outdated stories designed to control the masses. God, or at least the idea that was god, is dead. Live life in the real world. Do something meaningful and leave religious belief where it belongs. In the past. And just for calling covenant an asshole, I shall give you the title of...Covetous Jew Rat. So sue me... For every penny... But remember to invest it wisely. Ha ha ha. And trust me, there is no shortage of Jews. Just to clarify, I hate all religeous people, not just your people. Would be the same if you were a christian assholeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-68798698904261186992010-02-11T06:15:54.380-08:002010-02-11T06:15:54.380-08:00Thomas covenant is not jesus, retard. Not everythi...Thomas covenant is not jesus, retard. Not everything is related to religion. There is such a thing as an original idea. You can draw parallels all you like, doesn't make it so. I am sure you could tie every piece of art in existance to religion if you tried hard enough. However, the conclusions you come to are not going to be acurate. Not everyone lives their lives by outdated stories designed to control the masses. God, or at least the idea that was god, is dead. Live life in the real world. Do something meaningful and leave religious belief where it belongs. In the past. And just for calling covenant an asshole, I shall give you the title of... Coverting Jew RatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-78498759046227122382009-04-14T11:22:00.000-07:002009-04-14T11:22:00.000-07:00Yes. For MGM, insert Paramount. For Disney, insert...Yes. For MGM, insert Paramount. For Disney, insert Dreamworks. I'll go fix my post now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-52444136624265047912009-04-10T07:48:00.000-07:002009-04-10T07:48:00.000-07:00I can't think of any example of Moses in mains...I can't think of any example of Moses in mainstream pop culture/movies/books.<BR/><BR/>A quick google search turned up "The Moses Code" which looks creepy, The 10 Commandments (the cartoon & Burt Lancaster & Ben Kingsley versions) - but those are all rather literal takes on the story. <BR/><BR/>I think Jesus may be more popular b/c the virgin birth/resurrection story is a fairly popular theme in a lot of mythology & literature, a quick google turned up http://englishatheist.org/indexd.shtml - you could easily google more. <BR/><BR/>Moses on the other hand is pretty limited to the Old Testament in his actions (at least I can't think of any similar figures in history/literature/mythology off the top of my head). <BR/><BR/>It is still before 8 am, and Oliver wants attention, so that may not be the most coherent answer.none.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03614880051356013252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-23278418016322863192009-04-10T02:32:00.000-07:002009-04-10T02:32:00.000-07:00I have been reading your blog and I often don't ha...I have been reading your blog and I often don't have any great ideas for you or experience with which to answer your questions. However, as it is Passover and I am the youngest Jew I know of reading, I feel I should ask a question.<BR/><BR/>So how do you mean your comment about MGM and Disney representing God? I'm sure MGM has, but a quick Google search confirmed my impression that Disney has avoided God in their movies: http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/7-18-2004-56800.asp. That article references <I>The Hunchback of Notre Dame</I> and I know there's the <I>Fantasia 2000</I> Noah's Ark, but God is not actually depicted in either one of them. If I were you I'd be referencing <I>The Prince of Egypt</I> (a movie I enjoyed), but that was Dreamworks. For that matter if you're thinking <I>The Ten Commandments</I> Wikipedia is telling me that was Paramount.<BR/><BR/>This is why college graduates don't traditionally ask the four questions.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14048387388681379496noreply@blogger.com