Why I 🧡 the web.
A "small web experiment"
People’s anonymous doubts float past as tiny paper boats. You can open them, or fold and release one of your own. Background music too.
"Quiet, a little haunting, and oddly comforting".
#doubt
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A quotation from Hannah Arendt
The total moral collapse of respectable society during the Hitler regime may teach us that under such circumstances those who cherish values and hold fast to moral norms and standards are not reliable: we now know that moral norms and standards can be changed overnight, and that all that then will be left is the mere habit of holding fast to something.
Much more reliable will be the doubters and skeptics, not because skepticism is good or doubting wholesome, but because they are used to examine things and to make up their own minds.
Best of all will be those who know only one thing for certain: that whatever else happens, as long as we live we shall have to live together with ourselves.
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
Essay (1964-08), “Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship,” The Listener Magazine
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/arendt-hannah/42785/
A quotation from Hannah Arendt
The total moral collapse of respectable society during the Hitler regime may teach us that under such circumstances those who cherish values and hold fast to moral norms and standards are not reliable: we now know that moral norms and standards can be changed overnight, and that all that then will be left is the mere habit of holding fast to something.
Much more reliable will be the doubters and skeptics, not because skepticism is good or doubting wholesome, but because they are used to examine things and to make up their own minds.
Best of all will be those who know only one thing for certain: that whatever else happens, as long as we live we shall have to live together with ourselves.
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
Essay (1964-08), “Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship,” The Listener Magazine
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/arendt-hannah/42785/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #arendt #hannaharendt #conscience #dictatorship #doubt #integrity #judgment #morality #mores #norms #obedience #skeptic
Sasu reviewed When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi
The moon has turned into cheese.
Now humanity has to deal with it.
For some …
Amusing, but doesn't live up to its potential
3 stars
Content warning Some discussion of plot structure and hints about the ending
I listened to John Scalzi's When the Moon Hits Your Eye because the combination of the premise and Scalzi's reputation for irreverence reminded me of the film Don't Look Up, which I remember as one of the best movies I've seen in recent years. Perhaps that was not the most ideal place to read from, but that's where I started anyway.
In short, I found the book amusing with a few good moments. However, having listened to the whole thing, I'm left with the sense that it was too #superficial to be satisfying. Some scenes did go a bit deeper, especially those that dealt to any significant degree with the emotional implications of the impending #apocalypse, but on the whole, I thought that the opportunities for #satire afforded by the #absurdity of a moon made of cheese were used mostly for simpler humor instead.
I think that the chapter involving #writing deserves special mention. I experienced it as the most moving part of the book by far and suspect that it might have been even stronger standing on its own as a short story, possibly with a bit added for context.
I was surprised and somewhat aggravated by the abrupt twist near the end, but what I thought was really clever about it despite my frustration was the amount of #doubt that was left open as the book ended.
From the afterword, I got the sense that this book probably would have been more satisfying if I had approached it from the perspective of a dyed-in-the-wool Scalzi fan (which I am not, even if I often enjoy his writing) who just wanted to read something amusing, be entertained, and enjoy some light satire. I can also imagine that the lightness of the satire might make it something of a "gateway" to considering things from a different perspective for anyone who would find something like Don't Look Up difficult to digest.
#Scalzi #JohnScalzi #DontLookUp #WhentheMoonHitsYourEye #Moon #Cheese #CheeseMoon #Luna #Caseus #ScalziFan
“He wanted to convince the Virgin of San Juan, a doll-sized image of the Virgin Mary made from corn paste, to dole out a miracle.”
In this week's new Longreads essay, Kayla Aletha Welch writes about a journey of #marriage, #faith, and #doubt in the Jaliscan highlands: https://longreads.com/2024/11/19/miracles-pilgrimage-mexico-faith-doubt/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Content warning Spoiler: Doubt (2024) (이토록 친밀한 배신자)
Watching #Doubt ( #이토록친밀한배신자 ) is like playing a 3-way chess. Three important characters battling it out, but the third player is playing in the shadows.
Great writing. Excellent plot. Truly enjoyable!
#Kdrama #AsianDrama @kdrama@fedigroups.social @kdrama@a.gup.pe @asiandrama
Watching #Doubt ( #이토록친밀한배신자 ) is like playing a 3-way chess. Three important characters battling it out, but the third player is playing in the shadows. Great writing. Excellent plot. Truly enjoyable! #Kdrama #AsianDrama
Ingrid Hoeben Ⓥ 🇧🇪 replied to Ingrid Hoeben Ⓥ 🇧🇪's status
Joy is validation that this is the right route
Joy is knowing the faith crushing every doubt
#basseville #ruestjoseph #strochquebec #christmaslights #poetry #365joys #joy #faith #doubt #villedequebec #quebec #quebeccity #winter #night #streetlights #streets #cityscapes
#Memories #January2021 #January05
