Vonnegut (1922-2007)

brunians at brunians.org · 13 Apr 2007, 23:14 · from 2007-April.txt.gz

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From: brunians at brunians.org (brunians at brunians.org)
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:14:39 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: (urth) Vonnegut (1922-2007)
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>>stilskin skrev:
>> > brunians at brunians.org snarked:

>> >> Not his fault, I suppose, that atheism is so much
>> >> less interesting than Christianity.

>> > To Christians, perhaps.

>> Well, I sort of agree with him. But then, I've always prefered fantasy
>> to realistic literature.

> "Interesting" is not a positive value judgment, and I suspect he didn't
> intend it as one.

It was intended positively, though.

I meant, basically, that there are very few changes to be wrung upon the
theme of atheism. 'The world's all random like, things happen for no
reason, oh it's scary and dark, poor me'.

In contrast to Christianity, which as a relationship between real, living
beings contains infinite possibilities.

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