Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Part One is cool enough, but it isn’t going to include this exchange which is really a perfect fit for 2011:
“If a drunken lout could find the power to express himself on paper,” said Dr. Stadler, “if he could give voice to his essence — the eternal savage, leering his hatred of the mind — this is the sort of book I would expect him to write. But to see it come from a scientist, under the imprint of this institute!”
“But, Dr. Stadler, this book was not intended to be read by scientists. It was written for that drunken lout.”
“What do you mean?”
“For the general public.”
“But, good God! The feeblest imbecile should be able to see the glaring contradictions in every one of your statements.”
“Let us put it this way, Dr. Stadler. The man who doesn’t see that, deserves to believe all my statements.”
There’s a reason why college kids were forced to read it all the way through — besides its length. The story was expanded to cover the basics of how commerce works. All of its fundamental components. And the point is that there is a right way and a wrong way to do everything. Lend money to starting businesses, run a “state science institute,” lay railroad track, run the locomotives that move about on it, make sandwiches, even to philosophize and compose music.
Nearly every character is an archetype; a walking, talking incarnation of a simple concept, that character’s job being to execute a certain function the right way or the wrong way. Nearly all are like this — save one: The good-looking blond chick with big blue eyes who would look awesome naked, running around fully clothed following the trail of clues.
The story does have one glaring flaw, which is connected to its atheism: You can’t go opining about how society should work, when your models of both failed & successful societies are crammed full of childless people who are between 37 and 44 years old.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.