Exploring the Depravity and Philosophical Musings in 'Blood Meridian'

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They discuss their experience reading Cormac McCarthy's novel, 'Blood Meridian,' describing it as a unique and immersive experience filled with blood-soaked depravity and philosophical musings. They touch on the vivid descriptions of the desert landscape and surreal elements that emerge, reflecting on the book's exploration of humanity and the universe.

In part one of our two-part episode on Cormac McCarthy’s blood-soaked phantasmagorical 1985 masterpiece Blood Meridian, David and Tamler talk about the historical sources of the novel, the cosmic questions the book poses, the capriciousness of the near-constant violence, and the ethical neutrality of McCarthy’s prose. We also get into the religious imagery, the gnostic elements, and the judge – what to make of the judge?

Plus a new meta-analysis refutes the common wisdom that “opposites attract.” But did we ever really believe that anyway?

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https://phys.org/news/2023-08-evidence-opposites-dont.html

Evidence of correlations between human partners based on systematic reviews and meta-analyses of 22 traits and UK Biobank analysis of 133 traits | Nature Human Behaviour

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