The Handmaid's Tale: Could It Happen Here?

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The Thinking Atheist

Science, Society & Culture, Education

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🗓️ 10 September 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Margaret Atwood's famous book (and the smash HULU television series) paints a stark portrait of a dystopian future that brings the worst verses of the Old Testament - and the worst aspects of human nature - to life.

The fictional story is laced with social commentary...warnings about theocratic regimes and the harm done in the name of God. But could it ever happen for real? We discuss.

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