Stars at Elbow and Foot

Some people believe that Superman is broken. I for one am not sure that he is broken, but I believe the character is in need of a tune-up. If I have one problem with Superman, it's that he has become a god - an all powerful god. If you want Superman to be relevant, you have to scale back his powers. You have to weaken Superman. The closest thing to this I've seen is in Grant Morrison's All-Star Superman and in Bryan Singer's underrated Superman Returns . The only time this alien from another world's stories become emotionally resonant are when Superman is in mortal or moral danger. Now I admit there are somethings you cannot do to Superman, the character: Superman cannot be corrupted. He has to remain the moral center of the DC universe. He has to be better than any man or super-powered man alive. Superman's true character and strength is not that he is all powerful, but that he is powerful enough to be the man of last resort to save us all by doing the right t

I think that god will destroy the universe, not because we've been bad, but because we've become boring. What if we're a simulation god has run, only, instead of simulating god or whatever its grand design was, the simulation is simulating the simulation. A referential reference without end. Am I having a semantic apocalypse ? I don't know. This is what I get for reading too much Baudrillard .

I've been wondering if the people and organizations that have been lawfully or dogmatically providing us answers wouldn't do better to be offering us more questions. Especially where religion & spirituality are concerned, I'm not sure I trust or want my religion or spiritual organization to provide me with all of the answers. I think more questions are needed. Questions that challenge, that disturb, that bring about change.