Blasphemy and the Strange World of Linguistic Crimes
Lingua Franca 2018-11-07
Summary:
On May 1, 2017, the actor and comedian Stephen Fry was on The Meaning of Life, a Sunday-night TV talk show on Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the Irish national public service broadcaster. He was asked what he would say to God in face-to-face conversation. He suggested he might begin thus:
“Bone cancer in children: What’s that about? How dare you? How dare you create a world in which there is such misery that is not our fault? It’s not right. It’s utterly, utterly evil. Why should I respect a capricio...