[MD] science, religion and culture

[gav]

'leviathan' (you mean hobbes and not the bible i
presume) and the giant are pretty much the same cept
one is overtly pejorative (giant), whilst the other is
overtly benign: the instrument of maintaining the
'common wealth' (do the oxymoron with me...). 

hobbes was into hierarchical society, a la monarchy
especially, so he needed to justify the continuation
of disproportionate power and wealth distribution,
which is how the giant (or leviathan) seduces: dreams
of avarice.

of course the lowest classes aren't seduced at all:
they are just beaten down and told to shut up....

a 'leviathan' is how the giant sees and justifies
itself. but if there ever was a time for such a big
bro the time is now well past.




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