Blake's Legacy
"We live in a primitive time, don't we, Will? Neither savage nor wise.
Half-measures are the curse of it.
Any rational society would either kill me or put me to some use."
-the fictional serial killer/cannibal Hannibal Lector,
from the film Red Dragon.
In the film, these words are from a letter written by a man in prison, imprisoned for serially killing men and women, and then eating them (with a special fondness for serving these human dishes without identifying what they are, to his hoity-toity, distinguished, friends at dinner parties).
This extraordinary, intelligent, fictional fiend understands that "He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death."
Why can't his captors understand this?
"Half-measures are the curse of it."
"We live in a primitive time, don't we, Will? Neither savage nor wise.
Half-measures are the curse of it.
Any rational society would either kill me or put me to some use."
-the fictional serial killer/cannibal Hannibal Lector,
from the film Red Dragon.
In the film, these words are from a letter written by a man in prison, imprisoned for serially killing men and women, and then eating them (with a special fondness for serving these human dishes without identifying what they are, to his hoity-toity, distinguished, friends at dinner parties).
This extraordinary, intelligent, fictional fiend understands that "He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death."
Why can't his captors understand this?
"Half-measures are the curse of it."
posted by trawlerman at 8:38 PM
3 Comments:
Good post.
The sin of half-way is a reproach to any people.
half-way memberships, marriages, childrearing, communion etc.
The reason we're so good at being half-way is because we're programmed to think of everything in terms of an equation.
Too many Christians are half-way alive. They covet their pie in the sky and forsake there crown on this realm.
Matt | Email | 11.05.04 - 4:29 pm | #
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oops. Forgive my most grevious grammatical error. correction, THEIR crown.
Another thought. It's not that some of our reformed brothers are less informed or well read. To the making of books there is no end. I'm sick of people harping about learning more. I submit we need to be faithful to what we already know and act accordingly. Knowledge apart from action is like drinking by yourself. It just doesn't make any sense.
Matt | Email | 11.05.04 - 4:36 pm | #
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Agreed, If people actualy lived like they believed the word of God and thought it was important enouph to apply it to thier lives, we might see some kind of change in our culture.
I know I can't spell
I drink alone and there ain't nothing wrong with it !!!!!!!!!
Makes sense to me.
Scott Terry | 11.06.04 - 9:05 pm | #
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Alright, another thought. But it has nothing to do with this post. If I didn't put it here, it wouldn'd get read.
Why is modern day reformed though so slippery when it comes to baptism? When cornered on the issue we squiggle like a wet noodle. It either means something or it doesn't. Why do we talk/think like it does but act/live like it doesn't?
Matt | Email | 11.07.04 - 9:08 pm | #
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Why?
Chronological snobbery.
Total disregard for any sort of historical consciousness.
There is a good reason why many protestants flee to Rome after really reading Patristic literature.
The early church fathers (babies, jordan calls them, which is more correct when thinking of a maturing, living organism) certainly don't read like most 21st century reformed writings.
I don't know if the Fathers would recognize us (Don't take this as me suggesting that they would recognize Rome). I don't know if Calvin would recognize us.
Anyhow, I'm going grocery shopping now.
John Owen | Email | Homepage | 11.10.04 - 4:23 pm | #
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Perhaps why I am in a love affair with Dogma.
This discussion lead me to post on my blog.
P.J. | 11.10.04 - 6:16 pm | #
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Here's a good intro to Reformed thoughts on baptism:
Garver's Intro
(http://www.lasalle.edu/~garver/regen2.htm)
John Owen | Email | Homepage | 11.11.04 - 9:53 am | #
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