Life of Brian 

Life of Brian

We finally rented Monty Python's Life of Brian--for my son and me; my wife has no interest.

"You are all individuals!"
"Yes, we are all individuals!"

"You are all different!"
"Yes, we are all different! Tell us more!"

"No, you're missing the point...."

So the Pythons had this kind of libertarian side to them. But then the question is: if there isn't some kind of conformity/conventional morality to rebel against, what does all this "think for yourself" really amount to? Will ordinary people really become Socrates, or will they magnify the importance of small differences in blue jeans or TV shows?