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Well. Novo Send a noteboard - 08/01/2011 02:05:36 PM
He rejects the idea of Ultimate Truth and replaces it with relativism: You make your own truth. What's true for one person may not be true for another.

This is directly opposed to the idea of Truth with a capital "t".

C.S. Lewis describes it beautifully.

The rejection of Truth is probably the defining characteristic of this Age.

And the ultimate cause of the social problems that plague our generation.


I guess you can't really argue with Ultimate Truth.

But then again, as an objective observer, how do you reconcile two people's Ultimate Truths? (I know that that's an argument which doesn't really operate on the terms of Ultimate Truth but you know what I mean.) For me, Pratchett strikes a nice middle ground here.
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Sir Terry Pratchett DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 07/01/2011 05:42:34 PM 1297 Views
I'm torn between my love of Pterry and my inherent laziness. beetnemesis - 07/01/2011 05:55:25 PM 852 Views
Why do think you don't like unseen academicals as much as the others? *NM* DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 05:41:30 PM 396 Views
It just felt... unfocused? (spoilers) beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 08:49:51 PM 940 Views
Re: Danae al'Thor - 07/01/2011 05:58:54 PM 1007 Views
What do you particularly enjoy about Pyramids? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 05:44:31 PM 956 Views
Re: It is self contained, it examines its themes and then moves on, it is packaged to my tastes. Danae al'Thor - 08/01/2011 07:45:23 PM 1020 Views
Plus, it has that great assassin test scene at the beginning. beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 08:51:15 PM 865 Views
Re: Packaging. *NM* Danae al'Thor - 08/01/2011 08:52:14 PM 340 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett jh - 07/01/2011 08:21:35 PM 971 Views
Heh. I forgot Good Omens. Camilla - 07/01/2011 10:15:01 PM 858 Views
Re: Collabs can't count, surely? *NM* Danae al'Thor - 08/01/2011 09:24:59 AM 409 Views
Why not? Camilla - 08/01/2011 10:20:57 AM 818 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett Novo - 07/01/2011 08:21:46 PM 1086 Views
I just finished Unseen Academicals yesterday! Darth_Katie - 07/01/2011 08:34:03 PM 892 Views
Thief of Time was pretty great beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 08:51:46 PM 1050 Views
Stupid iPhone predicative text. Spot the error *NM* DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 07/01/2011 09:31:55 PM 5125 Views
Good survey, thanks for posting. Legolas - 07/01/2011 09:55:39 PM 1020 Views
I posted a review of it, but feel free to post another one. Camilla - 07/01/2011 10:12:00 PM 979 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 07/01/2011 10:43:56 PM 1104 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett Stephen - 07/01/2011 11:04:02 PM 905 Views
Humorous. But his underlying nihilism always leaves me somewhat disturbed after finishing a book.. Shannow - 08/01/2011 09:21:56 AM 1032 Views
Interesting DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 12:18:56 PM 981 Views
To me atheism = nihilism... Shannow - 08/01/2011 12:47:04 PM 917 Views
Ok, I fundamentally disagree with you, but I respect your opinion DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 12:49:54 PM 909 Views
Fair enough. However... Shannow - 08/01/2011 12:54:24 PM 943 Views
To quote the Angel line that is in the quotes here... Legolas - 08/01/2011 03:29:33 PM 848 Views
A lovely word confusion (not quite a paradox but I'm not sure what to call it) DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 05:38:38 PM 771 Views
I always loved that quote beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 09:04:07 PM 829 Views
re: Death Novo - 08/01/2011 01:33:10 PM 891 Views
That's exactly my point... Shannow - 08/01/2011 01:40:45 PM 1051 Views
Well. Novo - 08/01/2011 02:05:36 PM 1019 Views
What nihilism? Camilla - 08/01/2011 04:28:59 PM 845 Views
To him, atheism = nihilism... Novo - 08/01/2011 05:06:28 PM 931 Views
Then he has misunderstood the concept. *NM* Camilla - 08/01/2011 10:22:04 PM 360 Views
not really a big fan random thoughts - 08/01/2011 04:25:33 PM 1130 Views
oops *NM* random thoughts - 08/01/2011 04:26:09 PM 381 Views
Re: not really a big fan Camilla - 12/01/2011 09:00:54 AM 900 Views
I read about half of it and seemed to be going nowhere random thoughts - 12/01/2011 02:12:28 PM 787 Views
A couple of new questions; DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 06:03:15 PM 804 Views
Re: A couple of new questions; Stephen - 08/01/2011 06:19:18 PM 898 Views
Character development is almost a double edged sword beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 09:00:44 PM 817 Views
I agree. *NM* Camilla - 12/01/2011 02:58:16 PM 343 Views
Re: A couple of new questions; Camilla - 08/01/2011 10:53:32 PM 979 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett Ellestra - 12/01/2011 05:15:30 AM 1133 Views
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