| quote: Originally posted by Nard Kordell:
WildGravity, you do have to take note that a lot of Bradbury's works have been influenced in one way or another by his early religious Christian upbringing. Tho he has gotten away from lot of those early beliefs and instead installed mysticism and strange ideologies compared to what he was earlier presented with, a strong thread of influence from God' working runs thru his creative work. This only makes for difficulty in analyzing a man who has shut off a lot of overt expression of early religious truths, tho its strong indelible "ink" of sorts remains fastened.
I'm a devout christian, and wasnt questioning Ray bradburys analogies of spirituality. I'm not really sure where that assumption came from?
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| quote: Originally posted by WildGravity:
There's more than one way to burn a book.
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| quote: Originally posted by Doug Spaulding:
But did they also frighten you with maniacal eschatological spewings?
Scared the hell out of me!
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| quote: Originally posted by WildGravity:
Scared the hell out of me!
I think they were trying to scare it into you!
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| That may have worked. The philosiphy of Christ_ The spirituality I have no qualms with. Its the aspect of organized religion (relijun) and control I have an issue with.
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| quote: Originally posted by WildGravity:
The philosophy of Christ, the spirituality I have no qualms with. Its the aspect of organized religion (relijun) and control I have an issue with.
You hit the nail on the proverbial head! That's why I identify myself as an "Episcopagan".
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| quote: Originally posted by Braling II:
Well, there is certainly an abundance of disorganized religion, and a commensurate dearth of self-control!
Indeed, sir! And mis-organized religion, I might add!
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| Where's ronald, by the way? Is he one of those "hit-and-run" posters (spammers)?
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| Swing that gospel axe, ronald! Swing it!
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| Gospel axe? Is that anything like a "prayer wheel"? The very term makes me chuckle.
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| Chuckle is a good word - aha, philnic!
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| Chortle is better. Or guffaw. |
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| You have a point.
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