tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065406139986258489.post17975502437325901..comments2023-07-27T05:49:05.756-07:00Comments on C. Orthodoxy: BSG - "A Disquiet Follows My Soul"Ken Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08014885672703727636noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065406139986258489.post-71147457702230108362009-01-26T23:51:00.000-08:002009-01-26T23:51:00.000-08:00Those are great thoughts, and I agree: one of the ...Those are great thoughts, and I agree: one of the best things about the show is the way it raises such questions without forcing an answer down our throats.<BR/><BR/>On that score, you might be interested in Carmen Andres' very different take on that episode, <A HREF="http://intheopen.blogspot.com/2009/01/light-and-love-in-disquiet-that-follows.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Ken Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014885672703727636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065406139986258489.post-87105466495686999982009-01-26T23:09:00.000-08:002009-01-26T23:09:00.000-08:00This show is known to push buttons but I don't thi...This show is known to push buttons but I don't think he was being blasphemous for blasphemy's sake. So to say blasphemy is blasphemy is not entirely correct. One of the things I love about this show is nothing is cut dry and their are deeper meanings than just a bunch of characters speaking dialogue. You might see an arrogant man who's throwing a temper tantrum at his God but I see a man who's been profoundly hurt and betrayed. Whether he's justified in his anger or not that remains to be discovered. It could be part of a greater to lead the humans to the true promise land and that this planet, be it Earth or a red herring, is just warning of what could happen if the Cyclons and humans continue to fight each other and amongst themselves. Or it could be that the Cylon God is not God at all. Some fans speculate that it may be the BSG equivalent of Satan, with the the Lords of Kobol being the actual good guys. It's hard to say. Like I said, nothing is clear cut. Kinda like real life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234864858846784622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065406139986258489.post-91554396277782604942009-01-26T22:29:00.000-08:002009-01-26T22:29:00.000-08:00Rikki,Thanks for commenting!You (and Gaius) do rai...Rikki,<BR/>Thanks for commenting!<BR/><BR/>You (and Gaius) do raise an important point: If (as has been hinted throughout the series) it was God or the gods who commanded the Cylons to destroy humanity and then led them all to Earth, what <I>was</I> the point of it all? And can any purpose be worth the bloodshed? Thus, I think you are right that:<BR/><BR/><I>I think it's far, far too easy to sit comfortably on our couches and call Gaius' words blasphemous.</I><BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, telling God that he needs to beg for our forgiveness <I>is</I> <A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Ablasphemy&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a" REL="nofollow">blasphemy</A>, whether it's a "very natural and human response" or not. I'm not saying I wouldn't feel the same in their position--who knows?--but blasphemy is blasphemy, especially when the very man who enabled the Cylons to destroy the colonies dares to blame God for destroying the colonies!<BR/><BR/>To be sure, it is not the God of Christianity that Gaius is blaming and blaspheming (then again, the show is not created in a vacuum; the whole point of having the characters talk about "God" is to play off our real-world views of God--whether Christian, Muslim, New Age, whatever), but if they are going to tell a story in which God or the gods play an active role, it is certainly appropriate to analyze its claims about what it would be like if they did so.Ken Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014885672703727636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065406139986258489.post-87485844403291391942009-01-26T21:53:00.000-08:002009-01-26T21:53:00.000-08:00You are aware that he's referring to the CYLON God...You are aware that he's referring to the CYLON God, who, aside from being called God, is not necessarily tied with the God of Christianity. In other words it's a TV show.<BR/><BR/>That being said though, it's unfair to call Gaius arrogant for blaming God for his troubles because no one on Earth has ever experienced what these characters had to endure... they've been living space for three years looking for a planet that they don't even know exists and then when they finally find it, it's no longer inhabitable and by then their ships are falling apart and they're running low on resources. I think it's far, far too easy to sit comfortably on our couches and call Gaius' words blasphemous. If anything, it was a very natural and human response. Put yourself in the shoes of the characters and really ask yourself if you would have reacted any different.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234864858846784622noreply@blogger.com