The imaginary realm of architecture frequently ventures off into scales that are improbable, if not outright impossible, on the politically and gravitationally constrained Earth (think Étienne-Louis Boullée, or Lebbeus Woods). In a similar if less secular vein, Napp Studio has conceived of an enormous, walkable brick wall that would feature every verse of the bible and/or other spiritual texts inscribed on titled, lightbulb-illuminated bricks. The idea here is to create the sensation of leafing through a book page by page, with each page being loosely represented by a brick.
As the architects note, "The bricks are books written with text of living stories of the everyday reality, yet, a reality with hope. Hope is the most significant spiritual grain we rely on when facing the sometime harsh life, it provides us with strength and will – the light to live on." The massive scale of the project does not place it beyond the realm of the possible, although there's no word yet of an official site or backer for the concept.
The wall, called "The Archive of Light," would extend using three basic modules (two curved, one straight) that make reference to classical church naves and architecture, and each lightbulb would be motion activated.
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What about one brick per abused child? or abuse women? or abused gay? or etc, etc, etc... all as a direct result of this silly and intellectually insulting pile of shit books.
Actually, it looks like the dog is peeing on one.
Non Sequitur; how did the 'books' give a 'direct result' of the abuses you've stated?
Because the bricks represent bible verses and if there is one thing the bible is good for, it's for justifying abuse, murder, prejudices, etc etc. You're a fool, or blind, or deaf, or illiterate, or all of the above if you think otherwise.
You don't see any possible way the bible can teach someone to love their neighbor? Only a Sith speaks in absolutes.
Nope.
Lovin'thy neighbour and all other similar "moral" guidelines predate the invention of religion. You don't need, in fact you should not need, to invent invisible sky daddies and eternal reward/punishment in order to "love thy neighbour".
Non Sequitur; I will agree that the Bible and other texts do contain some unpleasant content (at least by today's standard), but I think your blanket-statements fall under the fallacy-of-composition.
I think this 'Archive of Light' proposal of individually breaking the texts could help people like you see its writings in a more disengaging manner.
It's still shit and using only a single "positive" verse automatically means you support all the other terrible things contained in it's pages.
Good thing the bible is just a bad work of fiction.
Words are only as loving or hateful as the authority interpreting them. A book by itself is not an ideology.
Careful there, tduds. Someone's already got this whole thing figured out.
Without a doubt this is a cool idea, to be able to read a book by walking by it, page by page.
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