RE: I'm sick and tired of this.. please be advised: the following is a rant!
October 22, 2010 at 9:34 pm
This thread got a lot more interesting after a couple glasses of sauvignon blanc.
It's a shame Gilligan doesn't feel the need to defend his position anymore: let's try a comparison with a more recent fellow. George Washington. Lots of people knew him. Lots of people followed him. There's PLENTY of historical evidence about him. He also had a kick ass house.
Then some pastor decides to write a biography of Georgie and fabricates the now oft-repeated tale about the cherry tree and his sainted honesty. Completely made up. About a figure people knew in person and adored, and could have refuted. And what made it into kid's books?
Gilligan (if you ever get back on here) did you ever play the telephone game as a child? And did you ever notice in eye witness accounts that two people at the same event can tell vastly different stories? Let's pretend Jesus lived: it would not take a bunch of people witnessing the events described in the later written Bible to make it true. People don't care if it's true. People care about a good story. People WANT something to believe in. It's why Mulder was so identifiable to us. It's why Mr. Wuhl was right in his "Assume the Position" show when he quoted The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." Soon, all people are repeating is the legend, not the fact. Soon, an earthly event becomes an unearthly one and a religion is spawned.
It's a shame Gilligan doesn't feel the need to defend his position anymore: let's try a comparison with a more recent fellow. George Washington. Lots of people knew him. Lots of people followed him. There's PLENTY of historical evidence about him. He also had a kick ass house.
Then some pastor decides to write a biography of Georgie and fabricates the now oft-repeated tale about the cherry tree and his sainted honesty. Completely made up. About a figure people knew in person and adored, and could have refuted. And what made it into kid's books?
Gilligan (if you ever get back on here) did you ever play the telephone game as a child? And did you ever notice in eye witness accounts that two people at the same event can tell vastly different stories? Let's pretend Jesus lived: it would not take a bunch of people witnessing the events described in the later written Bible to make it true. People don't care if it's true. People care about a good story. People WANT something to believe in. It's why Mulder was so identifiable to us. It's why Mr. Wuhl was right in his "Assume the Position" show when he quoted The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." Soon, all people are repeating is the legend, not the fact. Soon, an earthly event becomes an unearthly one and a religion is spawned.
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