God I love this! "I’m not sure I’ve ever felt more existentially bereft after a movie, sitting with the possibility that we will be bucked off the Hegelian ladder of Absolute Knowing before we even reach the top, comforted only by the knowledge that some skate punk came up with the idea."
I remember that when reading Holderlin in grad school one of the threads was that the poet didn't think there was any available evidence of God's existence but much to imply that God had departed.
Much as I hated to do it, I avoided reading part of your essay because I wanted to avoid the Pluribus spoilers.
Bugonia had a big impact on me in the moment but I agree the ending felt cheap after sitting on it.
God I love this! "I’m not sure I’ve ever felt more existentially bereft after a movie, sitting with the possibility that we will be bucked off the Hegelian ladder of Absolute Knowing before we even reach the top, comforted only by the knowledge that some skate punk came up with the idea."
I remember that when reading Holderlin in grad school one of the threads was that the poet didn't think there was any available evidence of God's existence but much to imply that God had departed.