twenty-two. voice.
[There's the soft sound of a heater in the background, a pleasant, continuous hum. Katurian's voice is clear but decidedly subdued, a contrast to his typically frantic nature.]
Aristotle once said that most of humankind is swayed by fear rather than reverence, that they refrain from evil not because it's the right thing to do but because they're afraid of punishment. It gets me thinking about religion more than anything.
[Pause. The faint sound of nails tracing wood. Tapping.]
After all, religion builds monsters to keep people in line. Fantastical beings. Or-- not so fantastical. But of course, I never needed them. I never payed attention to all the monsters that people cowered over in groups behind pews. The monsters described on clear blue pamphlets.
I'm a writer. I make my own monsters.
[Pause. Then, softer:]
There are, of course, quite a few people who don't refrain in the first place. I suppose that's what Aristotle meant. Most humankind.
[More tapping. Drumming.]
I suppose-- [Pause.] Well. I suppose that's it for today.
[Click.]
Aristotle once said that most of humankind is swayed by fear rather than reverence, that they refrain from evil not because it's the right thing to do but because they're afraid of punishment. It gets me thinking about religion more than anything.
[Pause. The faint sound of nails tracing wood. Tapping.]
After all, religion builds monsters to keep people in line. Fantastical beings. Or-- not so fantastical. But of course, I never needed them. I never payed attention to all the monsters that people cowered over in groups behind pews. The monsters described on clear blue pamphlets.
I'm a writer. I make my own monsters.
[Pause. Then, softer:]
There are, of course, quite a few people who don't refrain in the first place. I suppose that's what Aristotle meant. Most humankind.
[More tapping. Drumming.]
I suppose-- [Pause.] Well. I suppose that's it for today.
[Click.]