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The Barbie Movie Part 1: The Ken of Patriarchy

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Awry Stoic

I imagine that C.S. Lewis would say that there is no better way to see how different English speaking society views the concept of patriarchy than by reading Ephesians 5:22 in The Message and comparing it to the 1599 Geneva … Continue reading →

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Theological Inner Ring Ghetto Club

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Awry Stoic

C. S. Lewis says that we listen to some men because they seemed to have been closer to God than we are. In this case, Lewis indicates that the primary danger in reading the Bible is not an overindulgence in … Continue reading →

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Regarding the Coming Neopsychedelic VR Wholesome Age Part 2: Echoes of Wittgenstein and Foreshadows of Terminator in Postman’s Technopoly

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Awry Stoic

In Postman’s view, technology precedes epistemology. In Schaeffer’s view, epistemology precedes technology. Continue reading →

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The Abolition of Superman According to Jordan Peterson Applied Part 1: Superman Movies 1978-2006

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Awry Stoic

This essay applies Jordan Peterson’s views on Superman and stories to popular culture’s collective consciousness of the first five of the last six Superman Movies. First, Jordan Peterson’s deconstruction of Superman as lacking story through lack of limitation is quoted. … Continue reading →

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Why C. S. Lewis Would Pay Attention to Comic Books; or, Why C. S. Lewis Would not hold Matt Murdock and Comic Books in Contempt; Suffering

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Awry Stoic

C. S. Lewis’s warning against genreic snobbery Continue reading →

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Questionable Judgment: That Time C. S. Lewis Implied that Jokes about Intimate Physical Relationships were Edifying

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Awry Stoic

Lewis vs. Owen Continue reading →

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The Abolition of Man in Neon Genesis Evangelion and 2001: A Space Odyssey; Childhood’s End

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Awry Stoic

2001: A Space Odyssey had significant influence on Neon Genesis Evangelion. Continue reading →

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Anno, Lewis, The Abolition of Man, and Neon Genesis Evangelion

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Awry Stoic

Neon Genesis Evangelion is the anime version of The Abolition of Man. Continue reading →

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Damnation to the Glory of God: M. Night Shyamalan’s Best of All Broken Worlds Theory

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Awry Stoic

This essay will examine the Best of All Worlds Theory and the problem of evil through the lens of the 2000 M. Night Shyamalan movie, Unbreakable.[1] Unbreakable is a challenge to the best of all worlds theory. Elijah Price receives … Continue reading →

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Castrating the Psalms

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Awry Stoic

Complaining is morally indifferent without an object. If the expression of pain, such as complaining, is removed from the psalms, they are nullified. If Complaining is viewed as always wrong, a pile of absurdities accumulates. If complaining were wrong, then … Continue reading →

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