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    How do you interpret the religious overtones in Caprica?

    Originally posted by Agent Jordan Duram
    It doesn't concern you, Sister, that kind of absolutist view of the universe? Right and wrong determined solely by a single all-knowing, all-powerful being whose judgment cannot be questioned, and in whose name the most horrendous of acts can be sanctioned without appeal?
    What do you make of Caprica's social commentary?
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    Originally posted by shipper hannah View Post
    What do you make of Caprica's social commentary?
    I actualy agree with that sentiment.
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      #3
      who's Agent Jordan Duram ?
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        #4
        The bald FBI-type who questioned Amanda in the pilot and returned in "Rebirth".
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          #5
          Originally posted by DigiFluid View Post
          The bald FBI-type who questioned Amanda in the pilot and returned in "Rebirth".
          oh my bad.
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            #6
            You interpret it the same as you did when/if you watched BSG. You also have to put it into context.

            The comments are not really all that different from those made during the increase of monotheistic faiths (or similar to those posed by Atheists and Agnostics throughout time).

            Short answer? I don't "interpret" anything.
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              #7
              Originally posted by aarlin81 View Post
              Short answer? I don't "interpret" anything.
              Exactly. It's been pretty straight-forward so far, so no "interpretation" needed - ore even possible.

              Unless the OP was alluding to a "bigger picture", and how Caprica ties in with real life issues...?
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                #8
                i want religion to be in this show. it played such a big role in bsg
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Pharaoh Atem View Post
                  i want religion to be in this show. it played such a big role in bsg
                  Didn't watch BSG, but if it played a big part, then it has to be in Caprica in order to see how it developed.
                  Can someone tell me
                  Spoiler:
                  Is any of the religious things shown in Caprica significant , or did they ust throw some stuff together, I'm curious about the Bull icon on the dashboard of Sam's car.
                  no means no, and so does pepper spray
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Girlbot View Post
                    Didn't watch BSG, but if it played a big part, then it has to be in Caprica in order to see how it developed.
                    Can someone tell me
                    Spoiler:
                    Is any of the religious things shown in Caprica significant , or did they ust throw some stuff together, I'm curious about the Bull icon on the dashboard of Sam's car.
                    in the bsg universe there is 3 views on religion.

                    belief in the 12 gods.

                    belief in one god.

                    and Atheism

                    just for the record.

                    as for the world of caprica and bsg in general. they are very similar to us.
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                      #11
                      in the bsg universe there is 3 views on religion.
                      • belief in the 12 gods.
                      • belief in one god.
                      • and Atheism


                      as for the world of caprica and bsg in general. they are very similar to us.
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                        #12
                        So the icon has no special meaning, just something they threw in to show the 12 thing
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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Girlbot View Post
                          So the icon has no special meaning, just something they threw in to show the 12 thing
                          i would assume it's just his way of honoring his Tauron roots.
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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Girlbot View Post
                            Didn't watch BSG, but if it played a big part, then it has to be in Caprica in order to see how it developed.
                            Can someone tell me
                            Spoiler:
                            Is any of the religious things shown in Caprica significant , or did they ust throw some stuff together, I'm curious about the Bull icon on the dashboard of Sam's car.
                            Think of the astrological sign, Taurus, symbol is the bull. Bit like having the Virgin Mary on one's dashboard.
                            Last edited by Iffy; 20 February 2010, 09:31 PM.
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                              #15
                              If you are really looky for something to wrap your head around here it is.

                              Polytheism - This is a given. There is not only a lot of Greek mythology (with interchangeable Roman, like Mars instead of Ares).
                              Monotheism - Nothing special here. Sort of the same thing that happened in our own past.
                              Atheism/Agnostics - Doesn't really require explanation.

                              Culture - If you know ANYTHING about Greco Roman history you would know that things like bigamy and polygamy and hedonism were common. Obviously a society based on such a culture would have such things.

                              Morality - This among other things has always been a topic whenever a new religion or belief system attempts to assert itself. Propaganda basically.

                              I think people (especially it seems Christian who confuse monotheism immediately with Judeo-Christian/Islamic mythos) are trying to look at it as a social commentary which it's not. To science-fiction fans this is really nothing new. Heck Star Trek:TOS did an episode with an alternate timeline in which the Roman Empire never fell. Now imagine how differently it would have developed and ultimately what that world would be like in the 21st century.
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