Essential
2019-12-23
Ben answers questions about theology, beer, tea, anime, swearing, and others.
Ben's favorite word is "aesthetics".
Ways to evaluate art:
- What is the goal?
- How noble is that goal?
- How effectively does it accomplish that goal?
- How does it interact with previous works?
- What does it add new to the conversation?
9:45
I'm coming more and more to the opinion that literature is really a grand conversation with the whole of humanity.
Ben is into tea.
Is it a sin to swear? What is profanity?
There is a distinction between religious and secular swearing.