tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439442321963252863.post8011663151135984010..comments2023-08-16T06:56:50.075-07:00Comments on The Book Blog: Audiobook Update.Lorelei Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07639663436142251951noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439442321963252863.post-31134372704917196242012-04-27T14:58:17.062-07:002012-04-27T14:58:17.062-07:00I'm a maven of Apocalypses, not the earliest o...I'm a maven of Apocalypses, not the earliest of which started with Alas, Babylon. But lately, I've been trying to do what John Lennon said: Imagine no heaven, no country, no religion, no possessions... clearly post apocalyptic. And I immediately run into a problem where innovation fosters a market for SOMETHING, which then becomes possessions. The only thing that would stifle that natural human tendency is either religion (asceticism) or true communalism ;-), which would lead to a country. <br /><br />We're not on Star Trek... we aren't puffs of light. John mused, "I wonder if you can." I can't.Christopher P. Simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12683628498137401334noreply@blogger.com