Well yer can't beat this....

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-09/is-it-a-bird-is-it-a-plane-no-its-a-skywhale/4679676

To celebrate Canberra's centenary no less.

And if God provides the backdrop... perfect viewing conditions.

http://tobycettera.blogspot.com.au/2007/07/my-new-favourite-cloud-formation.html

Facile poirot.
How the hell would that thing be treated if it develloped breast cancer.

imajulianutter,

Well it just caught my eye.....

It's hilarious, but not to my taste at all.

I much prefer this:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-09/thousands-of-tickets-sold-for-monet-exhibition/4679492

hi Peter,

I found myself nodding in agreement with most of what you suggest. It mostly fits and compliments my view of literature from the past 100 years. Since the first war.

Since then we have seen, in our literature, the emergence and domination of the godless socialism. Indeed its basis is to rid us of individuality. Socialism the world over attempts to stifle immagination. A keystonre of all art. I suspect the Enlightenment may have had similar effect, on literature, but it may not have been as immediate or apparent as in the realm of art. Socialism undertakes its invidious task by infecting and tainting our media circles, our literary circles and our scholarhip.

Where I question your attitudes is simple. I see the personification of Christ as a little off the point. I prefer to foucus on his message, especially as expressed in 'The Sermon on The Mount', as truth and beauty.

To me that is genderless and not of man. It doesn't need man made structures or physical images to convey it's timelessness and encompassing universality.

In my conceptions I don't need the church or others intrepretations to define the truth and beauty in Christ's uplifting simple message. Often they muddy my thoughts and unintentionally distort my understanding of his essential message.

I suppose where you see physical representations of Christ as representing truth and beauty, I need only his message. I think we are essentially on the same side of the fence though as,I like you, see the Enlightenment and science and much of modern thought, especially socialism, and their expression, devoid of the essence of Christ's message.

Cheers.

Is the world a better place because of Sells and Singer?

One flogs the occupied and blockaded Palestinians relentlessly while the other flogs Christianity to the point of tedium.

Sells, in this article, introduces art in order to trick us. Then he reverts to type and the myths and fabrications of theology are thrown at us by the buckets full.

These two gentlemen, should they disappear from OLO, would not be missed.

Surely!