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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

The Odicy

THEODICY is the branch of theology that tries to explain the existence of evil in the world; it is concerned primarily with rationalizing the apparently unjust behaviour of a definitionally just God.

THE ODYSSEY is the story of an impeccably moral man who just wants to go home to the arms of his wife after 10 years of war and runs into no end of trouble in the attempt; it is, in other words, a recognition of the reality of evil in the world.

I'd like to see a work of literature that recognizes this clever pun.
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8 comments:

  1. BerniceOctober 13, 2009 at 5:23 PM

    paradise lost
    paradise lost paradise lost
    paradise lost
    paradise lost
    is this pun, although it doesn't specifically use it.

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  2. BerniceOctober 13, 2009 at 9:05 PM

    oh
    and odysseus is absolutely nothing close to "impeccably moral"

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  3. WeaselbagOctober 13, 2009 at 10:24 PM

    The odd icy sidewalk reminds me how much God hates me.

    MAN AM I GOOD OR WHAT

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  4. Eagle RayOctober 14, 2009 at 4:25 PM

    the "O" dice i see
    are not cubes,
    as is convention.

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  5. WeaselbagOctober 16, 2009 at 10:34 AM

    http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1670

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  6. octopus finds new furnitureOctober 16, 2009 at 11:04 PM

    jesus christ i love saturday morning breakfast cereal

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  8. WeaselbagOctober 19, 2009 at 6:03 PM

    I will do so immediately.

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