God only knows I've projected sentience (or at least emotions) on inanimate objects (still miss my little Honda, "Rebound").
But ya know, I really don't THINK the rovers are sentient? (Whereas I'm still haunted, days later, by that Haitian dog MP posted). Let's honor the creators of the rovers (FAR exceeding their "shelf-life"!), and move on... [Feeding hungry people and dogs, protecting habitat for all the species we share this planet with]
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It is very sad. I love the rovers.
ReplyDeleteOh my God... beyond sad and very theological. Not in a good way.
ReplyDeleteoh dear, that is absolutely heartrending.
ReplyDeleteWonderful metaphor for consumer capitalism...need some help here with the theological interpretations...
ReplyDeleteThe longing for heaven - for union with God, the not-knowing if one did something wrong, the emptiness and loss.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it is a Lenten cartoon, the desert?
But we know the rover is NEVER going home. So is this about a deist belief in a god that set things going and then removed herself from the equation?
ReplyDeleteThis is too sad (and true) for words. Thanks for highlighting it.
ReplyDeleteCo-dependency! Danger!
ReplyDeleteA Wall*E/Laika mash-up.
ReplyDeleteGod only knows I've projected sentience (or at least emotions) on inanimate objects (still miss my little Honda, "Rebound").
But ya know, I really don't THINK the rovers are sentient? (Whereas I'm still haunted, days later, by that Haitian dog MP posted). Let's honor the creators of the rovers (FAR exceeding their "shelf-life"!), and move on... [Feeding hungry people and dogs, protecting habitat for all the species we share this planet with]
I too found that deeply sad.
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