"This explains why Patch wants to become human. It has nothing to do with admiring humanity; he's basically stuck in kindergarten, and he has to become human if he's to advance and gain any spiritual power and authority. Also, please remember--for a Mormon male, "become like your Heavenly Father" is not advice to be kind, merciful, just, compassionate, etc. It means, 'Do God's will, become spiritually advanced, and someday, you too will be a god with a planet of your own.' If you're a Mormon man, humanity is just a step on the road to to eventual godhood."
...Yes, because if anyone deserves more spiritual power and authority, it's Patch.
Makes sense though. Nora does nothing throughout the sequel but whine about how it isn't FAIR Patch had to pass on his chance for a human body (which is infinitely stupid when you consider what, exactly, that chance meant). I think it's safe to say that Fitzpatrick also thinks that that jerk deserves it as well.
I see what you're saying on the temptation of Eve.
Still, the fallen angels bit doesn't make sense for this book. She's pretty clearly trying to model it after the fall of the Watchers in the Book of Enoch, what with Patch falling because of lust for a human woman. The Book of Enoch is the only religious text referenced at all in this book. Therefore, one would assume that the fallen angels referenced were supposed to be the Watchers. If it wasn't supposed to follow the Book of Enoch like that, she should have specified that there was a difference. >_<
Also, even within terms of the Book of Mormon, her mythology doesn't make much sense.
"Basically, in Mormon thinking, it's not about Lucifer wanting to take over Heaven and be worshiped as God. It's about Lucifer thinking he would make a better Savior than his older brother, Jesus. And a third of God's 'spirit children' agree with him."
Because according to that oh-so-helpful website Nora visited, the first fallen angels were thrown out for their lust for human women and power and wanting to have dominion over Earth.
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Re: Fallen Angels--the Mormon Version
Date: 2011-09-30 12:51 pm (UTC)...Yes, because if anyone deserves more spiritual power and authority, it's Patch.
Makes sense though. Nora does nothing throughout the sequel but whine about how it isn't FAIR Patch had to pass on his chance for a human body (which is infinitely stupid when you consider what, exactly, that chance meant). I think it's safe to say that Fitzpatrick also thinks that that jerk deserves it as well.
I see what you're saying on the temptation of Eve.
Still, the fallen angels bit doesn't make sense for this book. She's pretty clearly trying to model it after the fall of the Watchers in the Book of Enoch, what with Patch falling because of lust for a human woman. The Book of Enoch is the only religious text referenced at all in this book. Therefore, one would assume that the fallen angels referenced were supposed to be the Watchers. If it wasn't supposed to follow the Book of Enoch like that, she should have specified that there was a difference. >_<
Also, even within terms of the Book of Mormon, her mythology doesn't make much sense.
"Basically, in Mormon thinking, it's not about Lucifer wanting to take over Heaven and be worshiped as God. It's about Lucifer thinking he would make a better Savior than his older brother, Jesus. And a third of God's 'spirit children' agree with him."
Because according to that oh-so-helpful website Nora visited, the first fallen angels were thrown out for their lust for human women and power and wanting to have dominion over Earth.
I don't even. My head hurts.