| Propagandhi – Tertium Non Datur (née Repairing The Damaged Beard Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I have been thinking about this song for a few days, and I have read the 5 books that are listed in the gatefold for the album. This song doesn't seem to be about religion really. It is about polarization and absolutism. Chris Hannah seems to be warning people not to become fundamentalist when challenging fundamentalism. Tertium Non Datur refers to the "Law of the excluded middle". In this case, that excluded middle seems to be understanding that the complexity of the human condition is not something that can be explained in black and white from either side. While he certainly refers to to the religious world view and rails on it, it is not a song advocating atheism per se. It is a song advocating an understanding where evil actually comes from, and that is a fundamentalist mind. |
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