MOTD: Science & Enlightenment
Update: After doing some digging, it turns out that this mural was commissioned in 2015 by the The Paradise Project. American artist Levi Ponce created the 75 foot long masterpiece on The Paradise Project’s headquarters in Venice, CA. The name of this creation is called Luminaries of Pantheism. That would make this a Pantheism Meme.
I only recognized five of these people…Einstein, Watts, McKenna, Sagan and Tesla. I originally requested help with the others but, I have the complete list, now. LOL! ~Vic
Top Row: Albert Einstein, Alan Watts (my personal favorite), Baruch Spinoza, Terence McKenna, Carl Jung, Carl Sagan, Emily Dickinson & Nikola Tesla.
Bottom Row: Friedrich Nietzsche, Ralph Waldo Emerson, W.E.B. Du Bois, Henry David Thoreau & Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Right Side: Rumi, Adi Shankara & Lao Tzu.
I don’t know why the image is dated 11-17-2014.
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Meme of the Day
July 18, 2023 at 10:12 AM
Saludos desde el sur de España. Le invito a seguir también mi blog.🫂💯
Greetings from the south of Spain. I invite you to also follow my blog. 🫂 💯
July 18, 2023 at 11:26 AM
I would like to but, I can’t read your language. The WordPress Reader does not have a translation button like Google.
July 18, 2023 at 11:43 AM
Perfect
July 18, 2023 at 1:11 PM
I think third from the left in the top row is Sir Isaac Newton, and fourth from the left in the bottom row is Henry David Thoreau, for some reason…
July 18, 2023 at 1:40 PM
Ah! Thank you.
Thoreau was described as a “transcendentalist.” I just forgot what he looked like. Ellen DeGeneres does kind of resemble him.
July 18, 2023 at 1:55 PM
Ha! I just found this…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luminaries_of_Pantheism
July 18, 2023 at 2:09 PM
Me as well. Was about the send you the link to The Paradise Project.
July 18, 2023 at 9:15 PM
I just updated the post.
July 18, 2023 at 3:54 PM
Ah hah!
July 18, 2023 at 9:16 PM
I just updated the post.
July 18, 2023 at 11:38 PM
Wow, the sheer dimension of this mural is pretty impressive!
July 19, 2023 at 12:08 AM
I agree. I WISH I had that much talent.
July 19, 2023 at 5:27 PM
That does look really cool. I’m sure they have to do maintenance on it regularly. It is huge… btw I’m on my way to Atlanta for business… so I’ll be off and on… Zach is driving so I’m relaxing
July 19, 2023 at 1:30 PM
Heh. Road trip! Taking any pix?
July 20, 2023 at 5:06 AM
This must have taken so long to design and produce. It’s says so much, probably different things to different people.
July 20, 2023 at 11:16 AM
It certainly took loads of talent. Pantheism is an interesting philosophy.
July 23, 2023 at 5:45 PM
No Richard Feynman!?! He’s my fav. Admittedly, I didn’t do so hot recognizing most of the images, thankfully you provided a key.
July 25, 2023 at 12:06 AM
Feynman must not have been a pantheist.
Once I found the correct wiki page…