this is long so i'll just post a link, i think many here will agree with a lot of what the author has to say.
it certainly resonated with my thinking of the last few years.
https://instapundit.substack.com/p/it-should-be-safe-to-be-unpopular?sd=pf.
Is Wokeness a religion? - yeah, kinda.
At the very least it's filled the religion-shaped hole in The West. Nature abhors a vacuum, and all that.
Perhaps one way of trying to answer your question would be to compare the behaviour of religious zealots with that of woke nutters.
And they're actually quite similar, although the woke nutters have killed far fewer people.
Will read the link now.
re-posting this for reference.. #1 protein functional redundancy comparing the sequences of amino acids in ubiquitous proteins confirms the relationship between all living things..
#2 dna functional redundancy comparison of the dna that codes for the amino acids of ubiquitous proteins predicts the tree of life with an astonishing degree of accuracy..
#3 ervs endogenous retroviruses that infected our ancestors are found in the same place of the genome of our closest primate cousins..
Well done, Cofty, not only for all the work you put in but also for putting all the evolution posts together.
@TonusOH - almost.
The current model states that birds evolved from a group of dinosaurs called theropods. Most scientists agree with this, although not all - a few propose that both birds and theropods had a common basal archosaur ancestor.
i used to have a large-ish novel collection but my current collection is scaled-down because i was forced to move back to bolton 4 years ago and didn't have enough room for them all in my suitcases.. i currently own just 9 novels.. salem's lot (stephen king).
three by john ajvide lindqvist:.
let the old dreams die.
@TonusOH
What is Jerusalem's Lot about? Is it set in the same universe as Salem's Lot?
As you probably know, the full name for the fictional town is Jerusalem's Lot, Jerusalem being the name of a vicious pig that escaped and lived wild.
i used to have a large-ish novel collection but my current collection is scaled-down because i was forced to move back to bolton 4 years ago and didn't have enough room for them all in my suitcases.. i currently own just 9 novels.. salem's lot (stephen king).
three by john ajvide lindqvist:.
let the old dreams die.
@TD
I haven't read many Stephen King novels - I got about halfway through It before I got rid of it, and the same with Rose Madder before I returned it to the library.
But I can genuinely say that Salem's Lot is a great novel. It's populated with interesting characters and it's one of those books you can just get lost in. 👍
i used to have a large-ish novel collection but my current collection is scaled-down because i was forced to move back to bolton 4 years ago and didn't have enough room for them all in my suitcases.. i currently own just 9 novels.. salem's lot (stephen king).
three by john ajvide lindqvist:.
let the old dreams die.
@TD
Perhaps some 'lowbrow' novels can become classics if they're written well enough.
For instance, I'm not sure if Salem's Lot and Let The Right One In are lowbrow or highbrow, but in my opinion they're better than Dracula, even though that book is regarded as a classic which pretty much started the vampire genre.
Salem's Lot brings vampires into modern times, and LTROI is an excellent take on child vampires. Having child vampires is nothing new but I don't think it's ever been done as well as it is in LTROI.
i used to have a large-ish novel collection but my current collection is scaled-down because i was forced to move back to bolton 4 years ago and didn't have enough room for them all in my suitcases.. i currently own just 9 novels.. salem's lot (stephen king).
three by john ajvide lindqvist:.
let the old dreams die.
Off the top of my head, here are some novels I had to throw away when I moved house
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
It (Stephen King)
A Time To Kill (John Grisham)
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
Last Rituals (Yrsa Sigurdardottir)
i used to have a large-ish novel collection but my current collection is scaled-down because i was forced to move back to bolton 4 years ago and didn't have enough room for them all in my suitcases.. i currently own just 9 novels.. salem's lot (stephen king).
three by john ajvide lindqvist:.
let the old dreams die.
@TD
TBH, I'm not particularly interested in 'high brow' books, or even the idea of dividing them into high brow and low brow.
As long as the author comes up with a solid plot, writes engaging characters, and has interesting ideas, I'm in.
i used to have a large-ish novel collection but my current collection is scaled-down because i was forced to move back to bolton 4 years ago and didn't have enough room for them all in my suitcases.. i currently own just 9 novels.. salem's lot (stephen king).
three by john ajvide lindqvist:.
let the old dreams die.
I am very picky when it comes to movies made from books - I can be picky, too, although there are lots of good movies that came from novels, e.g. Psycho, Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist, The Godfather, Jaws, One Flew Over The Cookoo's Nest, Bladerunner, Let The Right One In, The Martian, etc.
Re Dune - I think the concepts are great. Even the Islamic influence is something I find interesting. I picked up a copy and saw in the glossary that Frank Herbert used real Arabic words, or Anglicisms which he invented. For instance, 'portygalls' means oranges, and this doubtless comes from the Arabic burtuqaal, which means the same.
It's a shame Lynch's film was so poor, because I like his other films.
i used to have a large-ish novel collection but my current collection is scaled-down because i was forced to move back to bolton 4 years ago and didn't have enough room for them all in my suitcases.. i currently own just 9 novels.. salem's lot (stephen king).
three by john ajvide lindqvist:.
let the old dreams die.
@SBF
Although I haven't read his novels, I've heard Jo Nesbo is good.
I've seen a film adaptation of The Snowman, directed by Tomas Alfredson. It wasn't particularly good despite featuring some good actors and stunning shots of Norway.
Which Jo Nesbo books have you read?
i used to have a large-ish novel collection but my current collection is scaled-down because i was forced to move back to bolton 4 years ago and didn't have enough room for them all in my suitcases.. i currently own just 9 novels.. salem's lot (stephen king).
three by john ajvide lindqvist:.
let the old dreams die.
@JeffT
Yes, I've thought about getting Dune. The only experience I have with the Dune universe is David Lynch's film (not one of his best, lol).
BTW what are your other 4 novels about?
