Very Bad Wizards
a philosopher and a psychologist ponder human morality
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Episode 202: Not as It Ought to Be (H.P. Lovecraft's "The Colour Out of Space")
December 8th, 2020 | 1 hr 31 mins
hp lovecraft, measurement, mindfulness meditation, religious superiority, the colour out of space
A phosphorescence casts a pale sickly glow on David and Tamler as talk only in verbs and pronouns about H.P. Lovecraft’s 1927 story “The Colour Out of Space.” What is this creature or substance that has color only by analogy, that spreads through earth and water driving man, animal, and vegetation into a madness, not as they ought to be…? What gives the story its terrifying power and its avenues for endless interpretation? Plus, does meditation make you a spiritual narcissist? We talk about a new social psychology article that even David can’t defend.