Snow Crash revisited
The opening scene is a true classic. Then there’s the — think: anti-hero.
“The tattoo on his forehead consists of three words, written in block letters: POOR IMPULSE CONTROL.”
Maybe I should get that tattoo.
Halfway through, maybe, we’re introduced to the Librarian, a dour looking avatar of a person who can answer questions, not unlike Wikipedia. The optimistic, yet untimely fictional version? The ‘Librarian’ software construct won’t make judgement inferences.
“I thought the Hebrews were monotheists. How could they worship Asherah?”
“Monolatrists. They did not deny the existence of other gods. But they were only supposed to worship Yahweh. Asherah was venerated as the consort of Yahweh.” (Page 262.)
Another interesting ideological nugget, delivered from that Librarian.
“After the crucifixion, the apostles went to his tomb hoping to find his body and instead found nothing. The message was clear enough: We are not to idolize Jesus, because his ideas stand alone, his church is no longer centralized in one person but dispersed among all the people.” Page 461.
Ash Wednesday behind me, the Lenten season upon us? Doesn’t Asherah become Oestra, the predecessor for Easter?
I finished rereading it late in the night, amused at how different plot points carried a different weight, this time through.
Snow Crash revisited
Mentions?
Snow Crash revisited
There’s much adulation, but in part, it’s the currency balanced against the timelessness of the stories.
