Yesterday I noted that my drive home often spans the 6:30 pm comedy slot on Radio 4. On this special day, it is worth noting that my morning drive also spans a comedy slot. 7:45 am.
Staying holistic, the Agency has many of the qualities of the mighty religious tomes. It is full of strange imagery and weird anecdotes that could easily be quoted out of context to justify almost anything. It suggests how life started and how it could end. It has an elusive "hero" whose background is mysterious but whose achievements are legendary.
However it just missed out. To become a great sacred text rather than a great novel, the book needed only two more sentences within it:
1. Everything contained herein is true - it is divine revelation and absolutely not a work of fiction
2. Thou shalt propagate this message - attempts to resist or mock are blasphemy and will not be tolerated
2. Thou shalt propagate this message - attempts to resist or mock are blasphemy and will not be tolerated
And then find some monks or monkeys who would fall for those lines. If only DNA had included those instructions …
3 comments:
I want an electric monkey.
That is a great idea. Something as gullible as an electric monk, as mad as an eclectic monkey. I want loads of them :)
Wow, this post has just been referenced in the Carnival of the Godless :)
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