Christmas being about the birth of a child does rather make it the single date in the Christian calendar at which abortion would be most relevant, I'd have thought, though perhaps raising the topic nine months earlier would be a good idea? ;) That would be in March, wouldn't it? Around Easter time? I can see working in some sort of sacrificial theme around that. Hmmmmmm.
Think about this --- suppose there is a real religion. By adding to that real religion, whatever it is, narrative symbol and ritual for their own sake, the original religion can come to be obliterated from the minds of those present, whilst they worship (attend to devotedly) the things they can touch, feel and see. Sure, if we're going into hypotheticals. Baudrillard said the same thing about symbols and simulacra--the audience to whom the simulacra or simulations are presented begin to accept those simulacra as the "real" thing.
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Date: 2008-12-27 06:13 am (UTC)That would be in March, wouldn't it? Around Easter time? I can see working in some sort of sacrificial theme around that. Hmmmmmm.
Sure, if we're going into hypotheticals. Baudrillard said the same thing about symbols and simulacra--the audience to whom the simulacra or simulations are presented begin to accept those simulacra as the "real" thing.