| Grateful Dead – Ship Of Fools Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| Ship of fools would be a good way to describe governments. The line about the first ship sinking made me think of how there was a League of Nations set up after WW1 which sank at the start of WW2. The result was a whole lot of people left to sink or swim as a result of the war. If there was a first ship there would need to be a second - the United Nations which also fit the bill. | |
| Declan O' Rourke – Galileo (Someone Like You) Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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First of all the song made me think a lot. Then I got a book about Galileo and found out about him and contrary to many opinions he was a deeply religious man who also happened to be an outstanding thinker. Incidentally many catholic officials supported him and his scientific theorems. Sadly for him he also made many powerful enemies in the catholic church who used their position to attack him probably out of jealousy. It does not necessarily follow that these injustices prove anything about God as many seem to reason. Of course the fact that many men act badly only proves that men are often bad. About the song I puzzle over where Declan O'Rourke got this brilliant idea from, that the question of where does love come from could be investigated by a scientist. Does a scientist have to strictly materialistic or is he actually able to look at things of a spiritual nature like love without fear of ridicule. He suggests that the young Galileo is led into astronomy by wondering who was responsible for his lady and the way that she made him feel. He comes to the conclusion in the song that there is intelligence behind it all and devotes his life to studying that intelligence with confidence. It seems to me that that is the kind of person Galileo actually was. Not only that but any one who could dream up the exquisite delights between lovers must be a benefactor worthy of extreme admiration. If Galileo were alive today would he be persecuted by the Athiestic lobby in place of the Jesuists? |
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