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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 1496 Views
I'm torn between my love of Pterry and my inherent laziness. beetnemesis - 07/01/2011 05:55:25 PM 1055 Views
Why do think you don't like unseen academicals as much as the others? *NM* DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 05:41:30 PM 484 Views
It just felt... unfocused? (spoilers) beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 08:49:51 PM 1146 Views
Re: Danae al'Thor - 07/01/2011 05:58:54 PM 1215 Views
What do you particularly enjoy about Pyramids? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 05:44:31 PM 1172 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 1205 Views
Plus, it has that great assassin test scene at the beginning. beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 08:51:15 PM 1070 Views
Re: Packaging. *NM* Danae al'Thor - 08/01/2011 08:52:14 PM 435 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett jh - 07/01/2011 08:21:35 PM 1182 Views
Heh. I forgot Good Omens. Camilla - 07/01/2011 10:15:01 PM 1049 Views
Re: Collabs can't count, surely? *NM* Danae al'Thor - 08/01/2011 09:24:59 AM 493 Views
Why not? Camilla - 08/01/2011 10:20:57 AM 1012 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett Novo - 07/01/2011 08:21:46 PM 1322 Views
I just finished Unseen Academicals yesterday! Darth_Katie - 07/01/2011 08:34:03 PM 1103 Views
Thief of Time was pretty great beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 08:51:46 PM 1265 Views
Stupid iPhone predicative text. Spot the error *NM* DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 07/01/2011 09:31:55 PM 5219 Views
Good survey, thanks for posting. Legolas - 07/01/2011 09:55:39 PM 1210 Views
I posted a review of it, but feel free to post another one. Camilla - 07/01/2011 10:12:00 PM 1201 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 07/01/2011 10:43:56 PM 1327 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett Stephen - 07/01/2011 11:04:02 PM 1123 Views
Humorous. But his underlying nihilism always leaves me somewhat disturbed after finishing a book.. Shannow - 08/01/2011 09:21:56 AM 1217 Views
Interesting DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 12:18:56 PM 1208 Views
To me atheism = nihilism... Shannow - 08/01/2011 12:47:04 PM 1162 Views
Ok, I fundamentally disagree with you, but I respect your opinion DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 12:49:54 PM 1104 Views
Fair enough. However... Shannow - 08/01/2011 12:54:24 PM 1137 Views
To quote the Angel line that is in the quotes here... Legolas - 08/01/2011 03:29:33 PM 1048 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 956 Views
I always loved that quote beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 09:04:07 PM 1026 Views
re: Death Novo - 08/01/2011 01:33:10 PM 1106 Views
That's exactly my point... Shannow - 08/01/2011 01:40:45 PM 1265 Views
Well. Novo - 08/01/2011 02:05:36 PM 1216 Views
What nihilism? Camilla - 08/01/2011 04:28:59 PM 1023 Views
To him, atheism = nihilism... Novo - 08/01/2011 05:06:28 PM 1128 Views
Then he has misunderstood the concept. *NM* Camilla - 08/01/2011 10:22:04 PM 440 Views
not really a big fan random thoughts - 08/01/2011 04:25:33 PM 1340 Views
oops *NM* random thoughts - 08/01/2011 04:26:09 PM 480 Views
Re: not really a big fan Camilla - 12/01/2011 09:00:54 AM 1076 Views
I read about half of it and seemed to be going nowhere random thoughts - 12/01/2011 02:12:28 PM 991 Views
A couple of new questions; DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 06:03:15 PM 1006 Views
Re: A couple of new questions; Stephen - 08/01/2011 06:19:18 PM 1085 Views
Character development is almost a double edged sword beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 09:00:44 PM 1041 Views
I agree. *NM* Camilla - 12/01/2011 02:58:16 PM 441 Views
Re: A couple of new questions; Camilla - 08/01/2011 10:53:32 PM 1175 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett Ellestra - 12/01/2011 05:15:30 AM 1330 Views
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