Sorry- I clicked a blank "send"! Jesus is also the man/god symbol- among others. I will have to keep re- reading to see what arguments can be made but there is also the personal to consider when discussing symbolism.
Strange co-incidence about Star Wars. I either donated or tossed a huge cache of figures, etc. and my daughter gasped as I guess they are quite hot on e-bay. I think I would get depressed seeing what's hot- like Antiques Roadshow. Anyway- amazing what technology has done re war- Earth Wars. Symbols and language do play a huge role, don't they? How words are distorted in meaning or motive, On May 10, 2:59 am, the taoist shaman <[email protected]> wrote: > u talk like yoda , yoda was F in sweet . > '' i don't believe it ! " ----LUKE > > " mmm, that is why u fail . '' ---YODA > > freekin sweet , im sorry u can go on with your conversation now > > ps. che was originally a symbol but now how many people understand > what he represented , could u make the same argument for jesus or the > pentagram for that matter , or the white flag with a red cross sailed > by columbus , or the imagery on the american dollar bill ? > > > > rigsy03 wrote: > > I've changed my mind about Che. He is too transitory to be a symbol. A > > t-shirt or poster does not a symbol make. :-) > > > On May 5, 2:29 pm, the taoist shaman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > the immage of chae is a good example > > > > On May 4, 10:23 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Given the current buzz... > > > > > I wonder about the debate to show the Crucifixion of Christ back in > > > > the day. Was it considered too graphic? And think of the multitude of > > > > images of Christ's face created by artists of many ages and cultures. > > > > How does an image become a symbol? Of what?- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
