{"id":1032378,"date":"2021-10-01T07:30:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T11:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/uncategorized\/the-unwillingness-to-trace-the-fruit-to-the-tree-and-to-the-root-irritated-me-mightily-the-tablet\/"},"modified":"2021-10-01T07:30:43","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T11:30:43","slug":"the-unwillingness-to-trace-the-fruit-to-the-tree-and-to-the-root-irritated-me-mightily-the-tablet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/atheism\/the-unwillingness-to-trace-the-fruit-to-the-tree-and-to-the-root-irritated-me-mightily-the-tablet\/","title":{"rendered":"The unwillingness to trace the fruit to the tree and to the root irritated me mightily &#8211; The Tablet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>29 September 2021, The Tablet<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Its an interesting choice by English Heritage to ask Stephen Fry to provide the voiceover for its online effort to get visitors to former monastic sites in its care to undertake an hours contemplation and renewal regardless of your religious belief before closing time. Dont you hate that regardless of religious belief? He read from Aelred of Rievaulxs account of life in the monastery: There was no moment for idleness or dissipation  but a marvellous freedom from the tumult of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Fry is something of a poster boy for agnosticism, or possibly atheism; it is heartening that he is susceptible to the holiness of the monastic life. Personally, I wish English Heritage would do more, and offer visitors an occasional proper service, vespers or compline in the ruins, so visitors can embrace an element of the actual monastic life.<\/p>\n<p>Get Instant Access<\/p>\n<p>Register for free to read this article in full<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe for unlimited access<\/p>\n<p>From just 30 quarterly<\/p>\n<p>Complete access to all Tablet website content including all premium content.The full weekly edition in print and digital including our 179 years archive.PDF version to view on iPad, iPhone or computer.<\/p>\n<p>Already a subscriber? 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