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How do you interpret the religious overtones in Caprica?
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Originally posted by DigiFluid View PostThe bald FBI-type who questioned Amanda in the pilot and returned in "Rebirth".
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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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Originally posted by aarlin81 View PostShort answer? I don't "interpret" anything.
Unless the OP was alluding to a "bigger picture", and how Caprica ties in with real life issues...?Mongoletsi is bigger than hip...hop...
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Originally posted by Pharaoh Atem View Posti want religion to be in this show. it played such a big role in bsg
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 spraySig by The Carpentersigpic
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Originally posted by Girlbot View PostDidn'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.
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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Originally posted by Girlbot View PostSo the icon has no special meaning, just something they threw in to show the 12 thing
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Originally posted by Girlbot View PostDidn'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.Last edited by Iffy; 20 February 2010, 09:31 PM.
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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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