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03-03-2010, 03:50 PM | #1 |
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2001--A Space Odyssey & the Vision of the "Son of man"
Briefly, the monolith in 2001--A Space Odyssey is symbolic of the "observing consciousness" Created 'by and in the image of God' (Genesis 1:27); with the HAL 9000 computer being a symbol for the consciousness of the 'thinker'.
The protagonist in the movie is David Bowman--Ishmael (representing scientific truth) being referred to as a "bowman" in Genesis 21:20; and the rider on the white horse (Revelations 6:1) also being referred to as "carrying a bow". It is only after the time-reversal disabling of the 'thinker'-HAL 9000 computer--because it has gone psychotic and killed the crew (which is what the consciousness of the 'thinker' is threatening to do to this entire civilization)--that there is the segment entitled Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVFhevThDQQ Both auditorially and visually, this is a representation of the Vision of the "Son of man", referred to in the Thanksgiving Hymns of the Dead Sea Scrolls (1QH) as the "Vision of Knowledge"; echoes of which are also found in the Koran in the "Night Journey" of Mohammed. Michael Cecil (4Q529) http://science-of-consciousness.blogspot.com/ http://after-the-false-peace.blogspot.com/ http://jewishchristianlit.com/Resour...ts/4Q529!.html |
03-03-2010, 04:20 PM | #2 |
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Re: 2001--A Space Odyssey & the Vision of the "Son of man"
Great movie and Kubrick knew what he was talking about see "Eyes Wide Shut"...
Last edited by Karen; 03-04-2010 at 01:46 AM. |
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