How can a sitcom (like The Big Bang Theory) facilitate communion with god? Well, …<\/p>\n
ME: I believe that watching tonight’s show might constitute a spiritual experience.
\nYOU: That’s a pretty bold statement. How do you figure?<\/p>\n
ME: Glad you asked. Since the concept of past and future is entirely man-made (ask any other living creature about past and future and all you’ll get is a dumb, non-comprehending stare), then it follows that if there is a god, a unifying spirit of the universe, be it “intelligent” or simply a pervasively unifying quantum particle sort of deal, then the present, “the constantly unfolding now,” is the only possible place it can exist. Which brings me to my bold assertion: If you laughed at any time during tonight’s show, you had to be paying attention. If you were paying attention it means you were, for that moment, in “the now” — the same place as the previously mentioned pervasive, unifying quantum particle we, as a species, enjoy worshipping and committing genocide over. Ergo, you had a spiritual experience.<\/p>\n
YOU: Assuming you’re right, so what?<\/p>\n
ME: So what?! This is huge! If a simple sitcom can lead to communion with the eternal, then I can make a case for my work having religious significance. Next step… The Church of Chuckology and a tax break! Ooh, maybe even a sleepy little burg in Florida I can call my own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
How can a sitcom (like The Big Bang Theory) facilitate communion with god? Well, … CHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #263 ME: I believe that watching tonight’s show might constitute a spiritual experience. YOU: That’s a pretty bold statement. How do you figure? ME: Glad you asked. Since the concept of past and future is entirely man-made …
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