Tullius est [et Tullius non est Cicero]: silence of God

Unlike my ancient predecessor, this Tullius hasn't had his hands chopped off. With hands attached I offer my thoughts on philosophy, religion, politics, and whatever else I find worth mentioning. I'm conservative religiously and politically (with libertarian leanings). I value reason and freedom but also traditions and "Oldthink." I relish being on the wrong side of history when history is wrong--part of a philosopher's job is to be unpopular. (Views given here may not represent my employers')

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Saturday, July 16, 2016

A Book I Just Finished: Silence

I just finished listening to this book. The Audible version has an excellent narrator. For anyone who enjoys listening to books, I'd certainly recommend the audio version. It gives nothing away to say that it's a very powerful and interesting book on the silence of God, apostasy, and the figure of Judas (strong foreshadowing of all this at the beginning of the novel as well as in the forward by Martin Scorsese.) But I'm not sure what to make of it and intend to read some reviews about it and talk to others who have read it. Spoilers below the fold.