{"id":6032,"date":"2022-07-10T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-10T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=6032"},"modified":"2023-01-22T22:01:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T22:01:48","slug":"media-enjoying-george-carlin-lambasting-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=6032","title":{"rendered":"MEDiA: Enjoying George Carlin Lambasting Religion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I\u2019ve been aware of George Carlin for many years. And even occasionally watched little bits of his stand-up routines online. But I\u2019d never really bothered to \u2018check him out\u2019. And, truth be told, that largely remains the case even now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, I just watched about a half-hour\u2019s worth of him \u2018roasting\u2019, as I think they call it these days, religion. When I say religion, really I mean – or rather George Carlin usually means – Christianity, that being the big one in his neighbourhood. And mine too, as it happens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

30 minutes, or thereabouts, is my biggest single dose of Carlin so far. And it was fun. He did allude to other religions a few times, such as when discussing the bewildering array of religious headgear, and rules surrounding it. Or the \u2018every country\u2019s army believes it has God on its side\u2019 thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s kind of weird that we can and do live in a world that holds all this mental or psychological dissonance. Weird, and simultaneously totally predictable. One of life\u2019s enduring paradoxes, perhaps?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the one hand it seems very obvious to me that the irrational thinking promoted by religion, be it the \u2018personal revelation\u2019 or the \u2018socially coercive\u2019 kinds, or any other, has been – and perhaps still is? – very useful for the surviving and even thriving of both individuals and groups (often to the detriment of other individuals or groups) at times in our evolution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And perhaps that\u2019s why it\u2019s so hard to shake? And that brings me to the \u2018on the other hand\u2019 aspect; it all seems so obviously foolish and ridiculous. I\u2019m with Carlin, every step of the way, on this (and probably other things, see below). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Funny and wise. Great combo\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Some folk I know are like, why are you so bothered about all this? Well, because I was brought up in it. Or in certain bits of it. And because it\u2019s still such a big force in the world around me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, God rest his sceptical Soul! I think I\u2019ll try and watch the documentary picture at the top of this post. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve been aware of George Carlin for many years. And even occasionally watched little bits of his stand-up routines online. But I\u2019d never really bothered to \u2018check him out\u2019. And, truth be told, that largely remains the case even now. That said, I just watched about a half-hour\u2019s worth of him \u2018roasting\u2019, as I think … <\/p>\n

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