Space Junk, the Second Event, and the Wild State • The Cosmic Meaning of the Zombie Apocalypse • Barry Vacker, Temple • Halloween, 2012
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Space Junk, the Second Event, ���and the Wild State
• The Cosmic Meaning of the Zombie Apocalypse
• Barry Vacker, Temple • Halloween, 2012
Three Propositions
3. The Wild State?
Three Propositions
3. The Wild State
• Globalization reigns … Universals are in retreat.
• The quest for meaning and identity has returned to “the wild state” (p. 14).
Three Propositions
3. The Wild State
• Globalization reigns … Universals are in retreat.
• The quest for meaning and identity has returned to “the wild state” (p. 14).
Sheriff Grimes is “Goin’ Cowboy”
Three Propositions
3. The Wild State
• Globalization reigns … Universals are in retreat.
• The quest for meaning and identity has returned to “the wild state” (p. 14).
• Postmodern globalization confronted by premodern tribalization.
Human “Representation” by Era
• PREMODERN
Human “Representation” by Era
• PREMODERN • Ancient peoples
around the world
• The Petroglyph
Chaco Canyon, NM
Human “Representation” by Era
• PREMODERN • Royalty, Aristocracy,
Theocracy
• The Wax Figure
Human “Representation” by Era
• MODERN • Industrialization,
Machine Age, Mass Production
• ?
Human “Representation” by Era
• MODERN • Industrialization,
Machine Age, Mass Production
• The Robot
Metropolis, 1926
Human “Representation” by Era
• MODERN • Industrialization,
Machine Age, Mass Production
• The Robot
Metropolis, 1926
Human “Representation” by Era
• MODERN • Industrialization,
Machine Age, Mass Production
• The Robot
The Day the Earth Stood Still, 1951
Human “Representation” by Era
• MODERN • Industrialization,
Machine Age, Mass Production
• The Robot
• The Robot
The Day the Earth Stood Still, 1951
Human “Representation” by Era
• MODERN • Industrialization,
Machine Age, Mass Production
• The Robot
The Terminator, 1984
Human “Representation” by Era
• MODERN • Industrialization,
Machine Age, Mass Production
• The Robot
The Terminator 2, 1991
Human “Representation” by Era
• MODERN • Industrialization,
Machine Age, Mass Production
• The Robot
I Robot, 2004
Human “Representation” by Era
• POSTMODERN • Information, Media,
Mass reproduction
• ?
Human “Representation” by Era
• POSTMODERN • Information, Media,
Mass reproduction
• The Clone
Human “Representation” by Era
• POSTMODERN • Information, Media,
Mass Reproduction
• The Clone
Human “Representation” by Era
• POSTMODERN • Information, Media,
Mass Reproduction
• The Clone
Human “Representation” by Era
• POSTMODERN • Information, Media,
Mass Reproduction
• The Clone
Human “Representation” by Era
• POSTMODERN • Information, Media,
Mass Reproduction
• The Clone
Human “Representation” by Era
• ?STMODERN • Information, Media,
Mass Reproduction
• The Zombie
Human “Representation” by Era
• PREHUMAN • The Pure Savage, The
Wild State
• The Zombie
The Walking Dead, 1968
Human “Representation” by Era
• PREHUMAN • The Pure Savage, The
Wild State
• The Zombie
Night of the Living Dead, 1968
Human “Representation” by Era
• PREHUMAN • The Pure Savage, The
Wild State
• The Zombie
Dawn of the Dead, 1978
Human “Representation” by Era
• PREHUMAN • The Pure Savage, The
Wild State
• The Zombie
The Walking Dead, 2010
Human “Representation” by Era
• PREHUMAN • The Pure Savage, The
Wild State
• The Zombie
The Walking Dead, 2010
Four Eras of ���Human Representation
Clone-Zombie���Reciprocal Relation
Clone-Zombie���Reciprocal Relation
Product of information >>> Post-evolution
<<< No information Pre-evolution
Clone-Zombie���Reciprocal Relation
Post-human >>> Born many times
<<< Post-human Born again after death
Three Propositions
3. The Wild State? 2. The Second Event?
The Brain Scan
Season 1, Final Episode: “TS-19”
First Event: “Black Death”
Season 1, Final Episode: “TS-19”
Second Event: “Resurrection”
Season 1, Final Episode: “TS-19”
“Resurrection” • What might this
symbolize?
“Resurrection” • The rise of:
– dumbed down society – anti-intellectualism – anti-science – creationism
• The rise of: – dumbed down society – anti-science – anti-intellectualism – creationism
Three Propositions
3. The Wild State? 2. The Second Event? 1. Space Junk?
Final Scene, Pilot Episode
Final Scene, Pilot Episode
Song Playing? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpbnI6G1khE
“Welcome to my only world…”
Earthrise, 1968
The original “Earthrise”
• Apollo 8 • One of humanity’s
greatest scientific and technological achievements.
• To see our planet as it really exists …
Earthrise, 1968
• Apollo 8 • The astronauts read
from Genesis … • to TV audience of
almost one billion people back on Earth.
The Truth is Too Unbearable?
The original “Earthrise”
The Zombie Apocalypse
• George Romero, 1968. • Low budget masterpiece
shot in Pennsylvania.
• What caused the zombies to emerge?
The Zombie Apocalypse
• George Romero, 1968. • Low budget masterpiece
shot in Pennsylvania.
• What caused the zombies to emerge?
• Unexplained phenomena from outer space …
“Mapping out constellations …���welcome to my world”
We Live in a Galaxy of ���200 Billion Stars
We Live in a Universe of ���200 Billion Galaxies
“Mapping out constellations …���welcome to my world”
And no one seems to know what it means for living on Spaceship Earth.
The Philosophical Apocalypse:���a Void in Cosmic Meaning
So what are most humans doing since 1968?
• Acting like Zombies? – Devouring Earth’s
resources and destroying ecosystems.
– Waging tribal warfare all over the planet.
– Seeking special identities in tribes.
– Embracing anti-intellectualism …
The Cosmic Meaning of ���the Zombie Apocalypse
3. The Wild State? tribalization …
2. The Second Event? anti-intellectualism …
1. Space Junk? philosophical apocalypse …
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