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amphivena · 1 month

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#1 in a series based off old movie trailers

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#mysteries #text #retro #horror #scifi #science fiction #scientific hubris #at the movies

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blueheartbookclub · 4 months

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"Resurrecting Prometheus: Mary Shelley's Haunting Masterpiece, Frankenstein"

Mary W. Shelley's "Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus" stands as an immortal testament to the enduring power of gothic literature and its exploration of the human condition. In this haunting tale of scientific ambition gone awry, Shelley weaves a narrative that transcends time, challenging our notions of morality, creation, and the pursuit of knowledge.

Victor Frankenstein's reckless quest to defy the boundaries of life and death results in the birth of a creature both wretched and sublime. Shelley's evocative prose takes us on a journey through the icy landscapes of the Arctic and the darkest recesses of the human soul. The novel's layered narrative, framed within the letters of an ambitious explorer, adds depth to the overarching tragedy, creating a sense of impending doom.

As the creature grapples with his identity, rejected by society and his own creator, Shelley compels us to confront themes of isolation, prejudice, and the consequences of playing god. The moral ambiguity of Victor Frankenstein and the sympathetic portrayal of his creature blur the lines between good and evil, challenging readers to ponder the ethical implications of scientific innovation.

"Frankenstein" is more than a cautionary tale about the dangers of scientific hubris; it is a profound exploration of the consequences of unchecked ambition and the responsibility that comes with creation. Shelley's narrative mastery, coupled with her intellectual depth, makes this novel a timeless classic that continues to resonate with readers, inviting them to ponder the boundaries of human knowledge and the price of playing with the forces of life and death.

"Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus" by Mary W. Shelley is available in Amazon in paperback 12.99$ and hardcover 20.99$ editions.

Number of pages: 266

Language: English

Rating: 10/10

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Review By: King's Cat

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russenoire · 2 years

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The shaman is the only speaker left of the language of their people. They communicate with gestures and pictures, and soon, you form a solid rapport - even if it's in the middle of a remote rainforest.

Soon, you learn their language. They have as much to teach you as you them. They are shocked to hear of animals going extinct. You are shocked to hear that they can appeal to their god to sacrifice their life in order to bring back any one species that has gone extinct.

You can tell from their eyes that there is no mistake. What they say will come true. They are adamant to restore at least one species.

Do you allow them to go through with it, or do you stop them? Which species do you choose to revive?

@sulfurousmirrorscapes i’m greedy, i think. i would want to keep them around until i was fluent in their language. even then i’d want to learn more about their culture, and hopefully preserve it a little while longer. so i’d stop them for this most selfish of reasons and on the grounds that i am not sufficiently evolved to choose which species to revive. no human being is.

people will be more invested in bringing back species they find cute or useful or delicious or whatever, and it’s difficult to judge how a single organism fits into an ecosystem until it disappears.

there is a team of scientists attempting to bring the woolly mammoth back to the steppes of russia as i type this, in hopes of fighting global warming. that ecological niche collapsed, like, ten thousand years ago; much smaller creatures have replaced them since. would their reintroduction threaten other species? would they graze the steppes to desert? this team is not asking these questions. what purpose is served by resurrecting the mammoth other than sheer scientific glee at ‘playing god’?

there is another team attempting to eradicate mosquitoes, because they are vectors for so much human disease. mosquitoes are a pest, yes, but they also have valuable roles to play in the ecological dance that we might be unaware of.

both attempts will backfire spectacularly: the forethought required to make a good decision here is not something man has access to.

#have some of my other interests for a little while #scientific hubris #musings #language preservation #you ask i answer #聞いてくれば #答えようと思う

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blueheartbooks · 4 months

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"Resurrecting Prometheus: Mary Shelley's Haunting Masterpiece, Frankenstein"

Mary W. Shelley's "Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus" stands as an immortal testament to the enduring power of gothic literature and its exploration of the human condition. In this haunting tale of scientific ambition gone awry, Shelley weaves a narrative that transcends time, challenging our notions of morality, creation, and the pursuit of knowledge.

Victor Frankenstein's reckless quest to defy the boundaries of life and death results in the birth of a creature both wretched and sublime. Shelley's evocative prose takes us on a journey through the icy landscapes of the Arctic and the darkest recesses of the human soul. The novel's layered narrative, framed within the letters of an ambitious explorer, adds depth to the overarching tragedy, creating a sense of impending doom.

As the creature grapples with his identity, rejected by society and his own creator, Shelley compels us to confront themes of isolation, prejudice, and the consequences of playing god. The moral ambiguity of Victor Frankenstein and the sympathetic portrayal of his creature blur the lines between good and evil, challenging readers to ponder the ethical implications of scientific innovation.

"Frankenstein" is more than a cautionary tale about the dangers of scientific hubris; it is a profound exploration of the consequences of unchecked ambition and the responsibility that comes with creation. Shelley's narrative mastery, coupled with her intellectual depth, makes this novel a timeless classic that continues to resonate with readers, inviting them to ponder the boundaries of human knowledge and the price of playing with the forces of life and death.

"Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus" by Mary W. Shelley is available in Amazon in paperback 12.99$ and hardcover 20.99$ editions.

Number of pages: 266

Language: English

Rating: 10/10

Link of the book!

Review By: King's Cat

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pollyannawog · 1 year

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Fuck it. I love my deer son

#Polly draws #sweet tooth #sweet tooth netflix #gus sweet tooth #sweet tooth spoilers #EVERYONE WATCH THIS SHOW RN #I normally do not enjoy live action series but this one gets it right man #scientific hubris??? genetic experimentation??? found family??? cute but fucked up animal kids???#it is Perfect #I need a season 3 sooooo bad

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bambiraptorx · 1 year

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[I.D. A short comic. In picture one, Donnie shouts " In the words of the great philosopher Rene Decartes, I think therefore I CREATE!" He is beginning to sketch a new blueprint.

In picture two, Leo, leaning against a wall, says, "didn't he also say that blood turns into a gas when it goes through the heart?"

In picture three, Donnie looks at Leo with a suspicious expression and asks, "...how do you know that?" Leo smirks in response. End I.D.]

I think it would be really funny if Leo was actually very well-read, but for a very petty, ridiculous reason: to annoy his brother with the worst scientific takes known to mankind.

The fact that Descartes' Discourse on Method is hugely influential to modern philosophy is unimportant when he can tell Donnie about how blood definitely turns to gas in the heart. Cause Descartes said so.

#Leo has read Moby Dick for the sole purpose of its awful scientific theories #Themes about the powerlessness of man #the tragedy of hubris #the inevitability of failure when you pursue the impossible?#not important. bad whale science? can be used to annoy donnie #rottmnt #rottmnt headcanons #rottmnt movie #rise of the tmnt #rise movie #rise leo #rise donnie #rottmnt leo #rise leonardo #my art

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uths-ethnol-spam · 5 months

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undertale yellow spoilers!

idk when I'll have time for that, but I really want to write my thoughts about Ceroba because she definitely is very... much to think about

(once again falling head over heels for my favourite archetype, ergo the idealist + scientist + trying to fix the world thanks to groundbreaking decisions, often revolutionary ones)

(i know she is more complex than this archetype of course — and god. the family, wife, widow and mother dimensions? the gender dimension of such a character is really interesting)

#ceroba ketsukane #undertale yellow #undertale yellow spoilers #fma scientific hubris vibes here

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iliveinprocrasti-nationn · 1 month

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i didn’t realise how much i need to go back to presenting and stuff bc actually i think it’s killing me a little

#THE SCIENTIFIC ARROGANCE HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE #we’re doing a debate today in lab and i don’t wanna let hubris get ahead of me but also. listen. i think i can kick ass

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kideternity · 24 days

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Most important thing in the world to me is that IMO in order to be ant man you gotta be fucked up in the head*

#marvel #antman #ant man #dinu yells into the void #dinu yells in the void #*H@nk not included because I hate him #anyways. i miss ant man.#i miss my wives tails. i miss them a lot #Literally id have to dig for it rly bad but its sooo important to me that like. in order to be ant man you gotta be some kind of asshole #eric is well. you know. it was in the title. zayn iirc literally almost destroyed like all of civilisation in his future because he let #hubris get the best of him during his scientific studies #a lot of ppl i think think scott is like the obligatory Nice One #and i do think scott is an kind person. but like .#scott is compassionate. but hes not nice.#scott in the old comics (aka the GOOD comics #had like an INSANE temper and would regularly threaten Ultra Violence #against people #like he was literally mister ‘i will torture you with the ants if you piss me off’ to criminals he fought #IM JUST…. its rly important to me that all of the antmen are people who inherently fucked up or did shitty things in some way #or like have a lot of flaws #and yet still choose to be heroes anyways.#id need to find it but i need to find my like ramble i sent to bracken abck in like 2021 2022 #about the point of antman as a mantle #and about how it’s inherently a superhero title thats about ppl taking from the predecessor and making it their own identity #instead of living up to a ‘legacy’#the original ramble was in regards to scott and eric but i think it holds true to Zayn as well #sighh. i miss ant man.#i should do a digimon ant man crossover. for meeee :3

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walriding · 11 months

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trials lore is so funny actually. now it’s confirmed that wernicke has been that weird mad scientist coworker lurking in the background for DECADES. no one has ever really 100% understood wtf he’s trying to accomplish. no one wants to ask because he just goes off about nonsensical shit if you do. he somehow worms his way into every project but doesn’t do anything. murkoff has spent obscene amounts of money over 50 years for his project to be successful.

and then it immediately kills wernicke the minute it works

#(ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏsᴛ (...ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏɢ)) ;;; ᴏᴏᴄ #I mean yes based on the Frankenstein references in the first game #the warnings against scientific hubris and playing god were always there #but jfc FIFTY YEARS AT LEAST #or wernicke just being a nonsensical freak about the walrider #why did murkoff keep him around. why were they so determined to achieve this particular success.#why burn so many resources for something that took so long to Work #much to think about #but it also completely justifies my thoughts about murkoff continuing to come after miles #they’ve got one hell of an investment to get back

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imissthembutitwasntadisaster · 1 year

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watching act 1 of Arcane with a working understanding of the results of the industrial revolution:

#arcane #I was like yeah there's totally going to be wonderful outcomes from this!!! also weapons of war #tbh a big factor in my reaction was also my working understanding of victorian gothic literature about scientific hubris #that also made me go hmm bad vibes in this city today #anyway they were all like there will be absolutely zero (0) destructive outcomes from hextech and I was like ...

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amphivena · 24 days

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get here

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clitfisto · 7 months

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failing to get regular about that old man

#his scientific hubris and avoidant attachment style have entranced me

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riggedbones · 1 year

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themes are developing in my works of fiction

#lucky.pdf #it all comes back to scientific hubris and creation i fucking guess

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kissmefriendly · 1 year

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For anyone who has never read Jekyll and Hyde before, or at least kinda sorta know the gist in the same vein as knowing the gist of Dracula, just know this: the conflict is exactly what I’m going through having made a side blog for the first time in my life. The lines are blurring and I think people who know me are getting concerned. No one’s seen me in three weeks.

#why have I done this #scientific hubris!#thy name is FUCK #honestly #I made my main so I could post about plants and boats #and my side for all my tomfuckery #committing crimes on the side blog #really ought to just merge them at this point #I made this one so I could post discworld and dracula daily and whatever media makes my brain happy #but what! happens! when that media! is also about boats and plants what then huh what then!#I love Jekyll and Hyde btw #so good #I LOVED doing the voices for the audiobook and making Utterson sound like an audio equivalent of white bread

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play-now-my-lord · 1 year

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FOOD HUBRIS BY COUNTRY america: believes their shitty local burger chain is a once-in-a-lifetime culinary experience because their mayo includes onion paste canada: if your poutine tastes better than the styrofoam plate it comes on you will discover the cold rage that lies under the canadian's polite exterior united kingdom: despite thriving and unique fusion cuisines spreading from the UK to the rest of the world in recent decades, when asked to think of 'british food' the average UK citizen will start a fight over whether cold beans with a modest side of white bread is haute cuisine france: McDo Ortolan Bunting italy: extremely mad about american versions of italian food. blissfully ignorant of what happens in brazil brazil: if the scientific genius applied to making cronenbergian pizzas were applied to anything else, brazilians would all be commuting to jobs on the moon. They have pizza that can feel pain russia: obviously mayonnaise is the perfect topping for all foodstuffs, this is solved. The question is what to put on top of mayonnaise, and it might never be answered germany: less a joke than a fact: the single most produced numbered Volkswagen part is a standardized currywurst

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