Published by Justin Lewis-Anthony on 19 May 2009 at 09:37 am
commodified capitalism corrupts completely
If you wanted a neat encapsulation of the way in which industrial advanced capitalism can corrupt everything it touches, then Mark Vernon has a nifty little vignette in his blog today. He reports on the new film, being shown in Cannes, about the (heavily fictionalised) life of Hypatia of Alexandria:
Fourth century, neoplatonist philosopher and martyr, Hypatia of Alexandria is the subject of a movie just premiered at Cannes called ‘Agora’.
Starring Rachel Weisz, who told reporters that she did not use a body double for the nude scenes, it promises philosophical content on the nature of the universe, as well as stonings and sword fights, as Hypatia struggles to save some ancient texts against the advance of the Christians.
Struggling against those vicious Christians is bad enough, but doing so whilst her clothes are falling off! Hasn’t the woman suffered enough!
fred preuss on 21 May 2009 at 9:43 pm #
How proud you must be! You set back mathematics a thousand years and killed an innocent woman.
Theology used to be the Queen of the Sciences; now it’s the Science of queens.
Justin Lewis-Anthony on 22 May 2009 at 11:01 am #
I understand how every court requires its jester and every village its idiot, but I am neither a king nor a village mayor, and so I don’t have any need for you, Fred, to be my jester and/or idiot.
It would be bearable if your comments contributed anything (anything!) to the sum of human knowledge or happiness, but, to be honest, what they lack in cogency, intellect or even sheer factual accuracy, is more than matched by the hostility and vituperation in which you express every damn-fool opinion which makes the infinitesimally short journey across your synapses. In other words, Fred, your stupid opinions aren’t worth reading, and they are certainly not worth me providing the bandwith or the pixels for their expression.
Go away Fred, and bother the other vest-wearing, basement-commenters of which you appear to be such a luminary.
And in case you don’t get it: Genesis 8.16-18 is a fair summary.
Biscuitnapper on 22 May 2009 at 8:47 pm #
Set mathematics back a thousand years, hm? You’ll have to blame the Romans for that (or at least certain Christian anti-learning sentiments, which have never exactly been a majority), I’m afraid, rather than 21st century vicars.
Rev. Bosco Peters on 26 May 2009 at 5:07 am #
You have been awarded the prestigious Lemonade Stand Award
http://www.liturgy.co.nz/blog/lemonade-stand/960