I see what you mean about conquest. Maybe he meant the idea of conquering ignorance...something about man's desire to fulfill some inner spiritual prime directive.
I too hate the word "conquest." Absolutely loathe the word "discover." Whenever some commercial tells us to come to the Caribbean and "discover" some great vacation spot or other I just kinda roll my eyes at the Columbus echo. "Find out for myself" maybe. "Discover"? I don't think so. -C --- In [email protected], "Sears.Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some favorite quotes: > > From 'Things to Come' 1936: > > Raymond Passworthy: Oh, God, is there ever to be any age of happiness? Is there never to be any rest? > Oswald Cabal: Rest enough for the individual man -- too much, and too soon -- and we call it death. But for Man, no rest and no ending. He must go on, conquest beyond conquest. First this little planet with its winds and ways, and then all the laws of mind and matter that restrain him. Then the planets about him and at last out across immensity to the stars. And when he has conquered all the deeps of space and all the mysteries of time, still he will be beginning. > Raymond Passworthy: But... we're such little creatures. Poor humanity's so fragile, so weak. Little... little animals. > Oswald Cabal: Little animals. If we're no more than animals, we must snatch each little scrap of happiness and live and suffer and pass, mattering no more than all the other animals do or have done. Is it this? Or that? All the universe? Or nothingness? Which shall it be, Passworthy? Which shall it be? > > Aside: This ending quote impressed me when I first saw the film as a child. But from an adult's viewpoint, find the term 'conquest' more than questionable. The search for knowledge, I can understand. But 'conquest'? The mentality appears to be rooted in Eurocentric colonialism. But then again, the film was made while Britain still had an Empire...... > > |||| > > From an Arthur C. Clarke story ( Title of which escapes me ) > > " If any of you are still white, we can cure you. " > > ||| > > " It's never too late to be what you might have been. " > - George Eliot > > |||| > " I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream " - Harlan Ellison > > ||| > ' Follow your Bliss ' - Joseph Campbell > ||| > Quotes from THX 1138: > > Voice in medicine cabinet: If you feel you are not properly sedated, call 348-844 immediately. Failure to do so may result in prosecution for criminal drug evasion. > > OM: Let us be thankful we have an occupation to fill. Work hard, increase production, prevent accidents and be happy. > > OM: Let us be thankful we have commerce. Buy more. Buy more now. Buy. And be happy. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/pkgkPB/SOnJAA/Zx0JAA/DtIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Community email addresses: Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe Digest Mode: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiNoir_Lit/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiNoir_Lit/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
