George Lucas was asked which religions influenced him when he created his classic ‘Stars Wars’ series. He replied ‘all of the above,’ and he wanted to tell ‘an old myth in a new way.’
George Lucas was asked which religions influenced him when he created his classic ‘Stars Wars’ series. He replied ‘all of the above,’ and he wanted to tell ‘an old myth in a new way.’
Jodee Lewis knows that Americans and, really, people all over the world can allow themselves to get trapped. She wants her audience to transcend their surroundings.
If you don’t believe in a God who will finally wipe away all tears, human life is not worth living. Not by our pleasure/pain calculus.
Even something as profane as the coding for a computer game may yield gems of social and spiritual wisdom, if you know how to look.
What sets America apart from other countries? What beliefs guided our ancestors and still matter today, whether or not academics notice them?