What Religion is Book?
POSTED BY: Lukasaurus
UPDATED: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 16:38
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Sunderwood wrote:
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I think Static has it way the heck up there when he said that Book is a mixture of Religions with maybe a few unknowns thrown in. This takes into account changing beliefs around a central core and keeps it more generic and to the point.
Based on the conversation Book has with Jayne in OiS on the topic of celibacy, I'd say there had been some sort of merging of the Christian sects into one religious entity. Book states that some orders allow marriage, but that he follows a stricter path (paraphrased). It seems supportable that Catholicism and (some of?) the various Protestant sects have been reunited, but that he follows the more restrictive Catholic path. Alternatively, the Catholic Church itself has reformed, and 'Jesuits' -- just as a f'rinstance -- practice 'old school' celibacy, while other orders analogous to 'Franciscans' or 'Dominicans' have eliminated the practice of celibacy.
Respectfully,
zoid
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Thanks! 
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Originally posted by SigmaNunki:
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Reasearch on that topic has just started again afew years ago. Since it is a current research topic there is no review articles and certainly no books about it, pop or otherwise. If I come across something I'll have SigmaNunki send it to you.
Excellent, I'll look forward to it.
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While I agree that, from the vestiments and celibacy, Book is highly influenced by Catholic doctrine, and that his religion is probaby a conglomeration, I wouldn't discount elements of Taoism, Buddhism and other Eastern religions mixed in. After all, Joss specifically noted the combinations of the east and west, and i doubt that religion stayed out of this coming together.
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its futuristic Catholicism. and i like it much better than the Catholic of today! 
just trust me. i go to a catholic school
Well isn't that...special
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Might be interested in this then...
An Austrian project by Dr. Anton Zeilinger claimed they have made the first secured bank transfer using Quantum Cryptograpy based on Entangled Protons.
http://www.quantenkryptographie.at/
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Originally posted by SigmaNunki:
From the wife:
Reasearch on that topic has just started again afew years ago. Since it is a current research topic there is no review articles and certainly no books about it, pop or otherwise. If I come across something I'll have SigmaNunki send it to you.
Excellent, I'll look forward to it.
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Jasonzzz: Thanks for the heads up.
edit, found the rival teams paper. This is the one.
quant-ph/0404115
Seems the other team is going after the distance records and this one is applying it "real world". Looking forward to new developments.
Any comments FourSkys?
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Originally posted by Knibblet:
I believe that Book is the representative of some sort of faith built around the construction trades. He said in "Heart of Gold" that he'd been following the teachings of a carpenter.
Book saying this could also mean, that Book had been following the teachings of a carpenter, a very famous carpenter, i would go far as to say the most famous carpenter of all time... (and no i'm not talking about Ty pennington from Trading Spaces)....Jesus. Book could have been speaking figuratively.
Well isn't that...special
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Originally posted by SigmaNunki:
Jasonzzz: Thanks for the heads up.
quant-ph/0404115
Any comments FourSkys?
Definitely interesting on both accounts, but as my knowledge of Quantum information systems is little at best, I'm not going to have much more insight than you will. They do seem very interesting, and I hope to give them a quick look over in the next couple days. When I find some free time, I'll let you know.
Thanks both
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Originally posted by LtNOWIS:
I agree that he's a Christian mix. Possibly formed when Chinese Christians settle new planets and mix in some Buddhist elements, like the meditation.
Actually, elements of Zen Buddist practice(particularly meditation) are being used by Catholics and Anglicians worldwide. Nuns, in particular, seem to think that it a cool thing.
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