Archive for ‘May, 2012’

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Master Vice: Hypocrisy

by Awet on May 14, 2012 at 11:35 pm
Posted In: History of Ideas, miscellanea, Sartre, Schopenhauer

In this blog I will analyze how hypocrisy is a master vice that includes three of the new seven deadly vices - humility, self-deception and prudery.

Hypocrisy is the respect vice pays virtue. – La Rochefoucauld

Hypocrisy is essentially an action where one pretends to hold clear and recognized set of values or attitudes but actually doesn’t. Despite choosing vice, the hypocrite understands that virtue is superior and assumes its facade. Therefore, the hypocrite is not being dishonest about good or evil, but rather himself. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Religion of Immortals (Pantheon speculative fragments)

by Awet on May 9, 2012 at 5:35 pm
Posted In: Pantheon, Religion

For the next volume in the Pantheon series, I will focus on an alien race that lives on the gas giant that orbits the star Arcturus. They acquire the Tree of Life from the Garden of Eden, which causes them to become immortal, as well as transform their entire world into a lush paradise in eternal bloom.

Tree of Life from Fountain

New religion of Immortals
Not only did the Tree of life turn the sentient species Arcturians (of the planet in the Arcturus system) into immortals, it also abolished individuality. A Christ-like figure was responsible for implanting the seed of the tree of life, and gave up his life, only to be resurrected. However, this did not turn him into the son of god, the messiah, for the tree of life actually turned the entire race into a Christ-like symbol. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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