Hellenism and Hollywood

I posted yesterday:

“I would certainly prefer Hellenism to Hollywood, I would prefer the Hellenistic concept of the “whole man” be the prevailing frame of mind rather than the Pop Culture of today.”

Sheesh, I said that, I used the word “certainly”, and then as I read the post again I wondered if I had really thought that through. I don’t know if there are any redeeming qualities of Greece that beat out Hollywood’s, and I don’t know if Hollywood’s sins are more numerous than Greece’s.

I guess it is thought provoking to compare the two, but the heart of the two religions that are represented by both is a heart of stone. On the surface, Greece seems a little more moral, intelligent, and hard working. But I certainly think… certainly… that once layers are peeled away, it is not hard to find in both that man is left to himself, and the fruit thereof is despair and death.