The Trib’s article on Zombie Estate Planning and Tax Law was greatly appreciated (EVTrib, July 18, pg. 11). Progressive Zombie epistemology is becoming a greater and greater need in today’s world, what with a Zombie President, and Zombies in Congress (this list could go on forever, Zombie Media, Zombie Presidential Campaigns, Zombie Face Eaters, etc, etc.).
Professor Chodorow (ASU law professor and tax expert) is a brave soul in an emerging branch of epistemology, Zombie Science. As our understanding of the universe grows in the academic world and a blanket of intellectual darkness descends on the plebescite (aka Obama/Pelosi “zombie legislation” — “you can’t understand the law, it’s too complicated, we have to pass it so you can see what’s in it....”), it becomes a necessity to answer questions previously uncharted in human thought.
I myself have ventured into the perilous waters of theoretical philosophy, with seemingly wild-eyed theories that strike at the very heart of common cultural and religious belief, only to pay a dear price at the hands of self-appointed inquisitors set on maintaining the status quo structuralism of the current age.
More interest is being paid each day to Zombie Science which will benefit the world in as yet unimaginable ways. If I may point your readers to a website that caters to Zombie thought and culture, please visit zombietheology.com, where authors can ply their brilliance to this fascinating field of study. I am not affiliated with the publishers of this website, but I have contributed. You may read my article “Zombie Eschatology” at http://zombietheology.com/zombie-eschatology/.
Professor Chodorow’s list of applicable zombie examples was highly informative, and asked probing questions, not the least of which begs the real question, “What do we do when the government itself and the tax law itself becomes as empty-headed as a Zombie, caring for nothing but eating it’s own culture alive?” How do we cure that infection? Do we want a cure? Only a thorough examination of the Zombie organism can tell us. Kudos, East Valley Tribune for cutting edge journalism that gets straight to the point!
Sonny Craig
Apache Junction
Arizona Willie posted at 9:59 am on Sat, Jul 28, 2012.
Engaged Voter --- there ya go again --- expecting logical consistency from a fairy tale.
Engaged Voter posted at 2:09 pm on Fri, Jul 27, 2012.
"A resurrected person (of which there are more than one) has a physical body, pure and perfected, restored to his spirit."
Well, your definiton rules out Jesus...according to the Bible his "resurrected" body still had the wounds of the crucifiction.
Oops!
Engaged Voter posted at 2:08 pm on Fri, Jul 27, 2012.
"Yup, Engaged Voter, that's why you always go to wikipedia for your information. They have very clear and true definitions."
I didn't realize I needed a scientifically verified source...for subject matter that only exists in comic books and ancient myths.
"A resurrected person (of which there are more than one) has a physical body, pure and perfected, restored to his spirit."
I may have used Wiki, but I least I provided a source...you are now making a factual claim that resurrected persons exist (or existed), please cite your evidence for such a supernatural event, or admit you have none (and if you DO have evidence, you will be the first person in recorded history).
sockratties posted at 9:37 am on Wed, Jul 25, 2012.
Myths are usually based on some historical fact, exaggerated by time and ignorance. Vlad the Impaler was the source of Brom Stoker’s Dracula and occurrences of a terrible inherited syndrome, hypertrichosis which results in excessive hair growth, evolved into mythical lycanthropes, werewolves. People tend to loath and fear what they don’t understand.
Research supports existence of real zombies, a creation of Haitian witchdoctors that chemically destroy the minds of individuals who can then be used to perform menial tasks without thought or emotion. Such performances enhance the fear and power the witchdoctor holds over his or her minions. These zombies do not die but are drugged to a state where they are believed by the superstitious to be reincarnated.
Of course there is a lot of room here to use such interpretation for political analogy but I will leave that to the more petty among us.
Abstract01 posted at 10:06 pm on Tue, Jul 24, 2012.
Yup, Engaged Voter, that's why you always go to wikipedia for your information. They have very clear and true definitions.
In theory, the zombie is not brought back to life, but the physical body is "animated" or "activated" until the physical components are disassembled. (The best comedy portrayal of this is in the movie "Death Becomes Her")
A resurrected person (of which there are more than one) has a physical body, pure and perfected, restored to his spirit.
Cerulean posted at 8:23 pm on Mon, Jul 23, 2012.
Engaged Voter [smile] I take it in the jest it was meant.
Engaged Voter posted at 5:37 pm on Mon, Jul 23, 2012.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie
"A zombie is an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means"
I know I'm going to get hate-flamed for this...but does this mean Jesus was a zombie? ;)
Cerulean posted at 12:35 pm on Mon, Jul 23, 2012.
Indeed, Sonny, turn our President into a soulless corpse - in your eschaton. And, your messiah (one who never dies) would be?
chatmandu002 posted at 11:38 am on Mon, Jul 23, 2012.
zombie, ('zambe)
noun
1. originally, a snake-deity of or deriving from West Africa and Haiti.
2. a soulless corpse said to be revived by witchcraft, esp. in certain African and Caribbean religions.
*informal: a person who is or appears lifeless, apathetic or completely unresponsive to their surroundings.
3. a tall mixed drink consisting of several kinds of rum, liqueur and fruit juice.
Personally I prefer the cocktail myself. LOL
Dale Whiting posted at 8:23 am on Mon, Jul 23, 2012.
Sonny,
You know, the rancor in today's political rhetoric historically may not be so unusual, but the notion that we as a nation, and a member of the larger world, may be acting like Zombies gives us something to ponder. As a middle of the road moderate, I'm willing to open my eyes to these thoughts and will check out your cites. Will the Neo-conservatives who inhabit this cite do the same? Time will tell.
But thanks Sonny. Your words are food for thought. Remember, Zombies and Neo-cons don't need to eat. And conservatives probably are dedicated to preservation of "the status quo structuralism of the current age."
sockratties posted at 8:10 am on Mon, Jul 23, 2012.
The best examples of what George Orwell described as “newspeak” can be found in the radical extremes of the political spectrum. It is amplified by a demand for political correctness limiting consideration and debate. Sonny rants from the far right with his pedantic diatribe blaming everyone but his ilk. Trying to overcome lack of content with excessive verbosity exposes the sham of his invective.
Consider it a kind of political redneckness demanding polarization to assure tribal cohesiveness. Such rubbish invokes visions of Hatfields and McCoys wearing donkey and elephant suits, sniping from behind bushes of ideology while blaming the other side. “If ya ain’t fer us yer again us!” Notice the lack of constructive thought in Mr. Craig’s letter. Count the number of better ideas that were provided.
It is frightening. A groundswell of such sentiment can result in a tsunami of mindless agreement, sweeping the unqualified onto the platforms of promise and well intended reform. When the fervor recedes we are left with the job of repairing damage wrought by the axes of ideological agendas wielded by incompetent pretenders.