tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939290855438272306.post6743356274387686078..comments2023-09-19T08:52:46.269-05:00Comments on Alms for Oblivion: Maistre's godpiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12042745369869839918noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939290855438272306.post-84285729718091756882008-02-23T22:13:00.000-06:002008-02-23T22:13:00.000-06:00Is de Maistre saying that God is a practical joker...Is de Maistre saying that God is a practical joker? The soothsayers in Oedipus Rex were part of a divine practical joke in which Oedipus was deceived by telling him pieces of the truth but keeping silent about most of it. The story of the binding of Isaac can be read as a practical joke played on Abraham and called a "test."Lao Qiaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295030239306528508noreply@blogger.com