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In part one of our two-part episode on Cormac McCarthy\\u2019s blood-soaked phantasmagorical 1985 masterpiece Blood Meridian, David and Tamler talk about the historical sources of the novel, the cosmic questions the book poses, the capriciousness of the near-constant violence, and the ethical neutrality of McCarthy\\u2019s prose. We also get into the religious imagery, the gnostic elements, and the judge \\u2013 what to make of the judge?\\xa0
Plus a new meta-analysis refutes the common wisdom that \\u201copposites attract.\\u201d But did we ever really believe that anyway?\\xa0\\xa0
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https://phys.org/news/2023-08-evidence-opposites-dont.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Meridian
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