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the hunger for a good war

There is a vast amount of wishful thinking in science fiction films, some of it touching, some of it depressing. Again and again, one detects the hunger for a "good war," which poses no moral problems, admits of no moral qualifications. The imagery of science fiction films will satisfy the most bel…

—p.219 The imagination of disaster (209) by Susan Sontag
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there are no free-standing arbitrary events

[...] In the world envisaged by Judaism and Christianity, there are no free-standing arbitrary events. All events are part of the plan of a just, good, providential deity; every crucifixion must be topped by a resurrection. Every disaster or calamity must be seen either as leading to a greater good…

—p.137 The death of tragedy (132) by Susan Sontag
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