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To: rhema
I don't know Allen's view of religion. But the idea that history repeats itself endlessly, that no utopian "end of days" will ever come, that existence is a grim, meaningless merry-go-round nicely complements atheism.

So far as I know, Allen is an atheist. He has certainly used his films to mock Judaism.

The thing is, most atheists of the past two hundred years or so have indeed believed that history is going somewhere--a utopian "omega point" at which history ends in a static paradise. Most atheists today believe similarly (at least the ones who make the most noise).

The only political philosophy I am aware of that rejects the notion of a teleological Hegelian (or else religious supernatural) course to history is Italian Fascism. Fascism differed from both Nazism and Communism in this regard, as Mussolini proclaimed "we are a heretic to all the paradises." Life and history was constant unending struggle with no resolution either at the end of history or after life.

Who'd a thunk that Woody Allen and his largely Jewish audience would have been disciples of Mussolini???

22 posted on 07/12/2005 7:50:28 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (Vehu' yihyeh pere' 'adam, yado vakol veyad kol bo.)
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To: Zionist Conspirator

"Who'd a thunk that Woody Allen and his largely Jewish audience would have been disciples of Mussolini???"

You asked "who'da thunk" - the point is they don't think. They follow. This man has done a lot of deliberate damage to the Jewish image. His views match his self loathing.


24 posted on 07/12/2005 8:00:20 AM PDT by timsbella (Mark Steyn for Prime Minister of Canada!)
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