Continuing the Biblical Theme

[akirlu]

And, on the Sixth Day, God created humankind so He could have an audience.

Because really, what is the point of creating some seriously cool shit if you don't have anybody to show it to, and say, "Hey, Dude, check out this seriously cool shit I just made. Dig it. Like stars, and like galaxies, and like frickin' bumblebees and shit. Duuuude."

I think Ficthe and the other German Idealists said something similar. Possibly the language was a little different in the original German.

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[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Kant says it with a whole trainload of subordinate clauses, towered by prepositional phrases, and pushed at the end by mighty verbs.

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

Well, ya gotta put the verb at the end, otherwise, how will you keep your audience reading through the entire sentence?

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Long ago that is what the Germans have, in their infinite wisdom and understanding, after great ponderation and practice, through much debate and earnest consideration, said.

[samildanach.livejournal.com]

"The deepest act of worship is to try to understand."

I fell off the theist wagon years back, but sensawunda is still the good shit.

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

I'm a fence sitter on the whole God-thing, myself. But still, like Santa Claus and the Ether bunny, God can be a useful metaphor.

And what I was trying to point at here with the God metaphor is the pathological neediness of artists. When you make something, you want somebody to appreciate it. Maybe slightly more than it merits, even. And if you didn't already have an audience, you'd have to invent one. Hence, the sixth day.

[smofbabe.livejournal.com]

I think Ficthe and the other German Idealists said something similar. Possibly the language was a little different in the original German.

Or more succinctly in the Nancy button catalogue:

And God said, "Let there be light", and there was light. And everyone said, "Hey, cool! Do You do parties?"

The companion to:

In the beginning there was nothing, and God said "Let there be light." And there was still nothing, but you could see it.

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

Both cute slogans, but this must be the sense of "more succinct" that means "makes a totally different point." :)

[smofbabe.livejournal.com]

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"Which reminds me of these entries"

[tysolna]

I just heard something on a tape I'm digitizing (I'm at work), and don't ask me about the context (this is a tape on American writers), but the voice said:
"God does not mind your mistakes; he minds your indifference".

*goes back to reading*