"The Horror was his. The Hope was theirs."

[ourstory_so_far]

I just finished reading Angels & Demons. Amazing book. I think my favorite part is the speech the camerlengo gives towards the end about science's victory over religion. Even if you don't get around to reading the book, you SHOULD read this. I've conveniently posted it under the cut for you all. Seriously, read it. Dan Brown is a genius.

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[lifeonmyterms]

He may be a genius, but it sure is sad he's behind the DaVinci Code 100%...he even stated that if he were to change the story to be Non-fiction, "pretty much nothing would change." I don't understand how so much BS can be thrown into one book and people take it as truth even though everything inside it has been disproven.

[smithesquire]

yeah, i liked A&D alright
i'm tired of his writing style, though
read to much of him, i guess

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[spider_matt]

"When Zarathustra was alone, however, he said to his heart: 'Could it
be possible! This old saint in the forest hath not yet heard of it,
that God is dead!'"
~Nietzsche - Thus Spoke ZarathustraThat is perhaps one of the most despicable pieces of writing I have ever read. I don't say this to insult your values, but only because Mr. Brown has seemingly insulted mine. I see man's advancement in all areas of life as his sole purpose in life. We live to do great things in our lives. Science has done nothing but help us. Even when it draws more questions, at least it has provided logical answers

[spider_matt]

This character (I'm assuming this is part of some monologue) seems to say we should do away with our scientific advancements. To hell with it because it tarnishes our beautiful image of life. It really only increases the beauty of life.

"But who is more ignorant? The man who cannot define lightning, or the man who does not respect its awesome power?" - What about the man who can define lightning and does respect its power and proceeds to harness the mighty force to give us the electricity that we so heavily rely on today? What about other advancements? Cloning may be the key to ridding people of cancerous cells. Not cloning full humans, of course. But we could one day have an unlimited supply of organs for those who need them; perhaps we'll eventually find out how to create any type of blood needed for any given patient. Interaction on "phones, video screens, and computers" hasn't replaced human to human interaction, but rather added another dynamic to it. Today we have more ways to find people with similar interests and hold

[ourstory_so_far]

And now Ashley is extremely upset!! I had this wonderful long reply all written out to you and then I get an "invalid submission form" message!?!? What the ?!?! Seriously, computers are going to be the death of me

[spider_matt]

There are plenty of places to find nice things said about religion. I think this speach does religion a misservice. While I don't agree in putting so much weight on faith, tearing down mankind's greatest achievements isn't going to give it a positive spotlight.

Anywho, things are indeed going well in Korea. Hope you're gearing up for a fun-filled summer (even if it's softball-less). :-)

[oshkoshasha]

yayyyy :) i'm glad you liked it...i read it before the da vinci code, and i'm still massively partial to it.

hope your summer's going on fabuloussssly

[ourstory_so_far]

I agree, even though I read this AFTER Da Vinci Code, I still think it was a better book. My friend told me to read Deception Point now, hopefully that will be good as well.

Likewise, I hope your summer has been stellar so far, we need to have a mountain view reunion someday! :)