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cyclonefence

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7. Somebody posted a week or so ago

Reply to panader0 (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 9, 2017, 12:28 PM

Oct 2017

about feeling conflicted because the poster liked JLL's music so much but hated his behavior perhaps even more. I replied referring to the medieval conflict over the unfit priest--are the sacraments performed by a sinful priest efficacious, or are they tainted by the performer's unworthiness? I think this concern applies throughout history, including today, when someone who makes or does something wonderful and beneficial is personally reprehensible. Is the work tainted by the artist's unworthiness?

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Jerry Lee Lewis redux [View all] cyclonefence Oct 2017 OP

His case is why we need taxpayer funded elections. Blue_true Oct 2017 #1

here's my two cents... Javaman Oct 2017 #2

Thanks for the background cyclonefence Oct 2017 #3

it's a good thought experiment... Javaman Oct 2017 #9

Corrolary... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #4

Good example cyclonefence Oct 2017 #5

I don't get the Jerry Lee Lewis comparison. panader0 Oct 2017 #6

Somebody posted a week or so ago cyclonefence Oct 2017 #7

There was a discussion last week about good art coming from bad people Orrex Oct 2017 #8