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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 1429 Views
I'm torn between my love of Pterry and my inherent laziness. beetnemesis - 07/01/2011 05:55:25 PM 975 Views
Why do think you don't like unseen academicals as much as the others? *NM* DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 05:41:30 PM 456 Views
It just felt... unfocused? (spoilers) beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 08:49:51 PM 1065 Views
Re: Danae al'Thor - 07/01/2011 05:58:54 PM 1148 Views
What do you particularly enjoy about Pyramids? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 05:44:31 PM 1103 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 1137 Views
Plus, it has that great assassin test scene at the beginning. beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 08:51:15 PM 990 Views
Re: Packaging. *NM* Danae al'Thor - 08/01/2011 08:52:14 PM 398 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett jh - 07/01/2011 08:21:35 PM 1109 Views
Heh. I forgot Good Omens. Camilla - 07/01/2011 10:15:01 PM 976 Views
Re: Collabs can't count, surely? *NM* Danae al'Thor - 08/01/2011 09:24:59 AM 460 Views
Why not? Camilla - 08/01/2011 10:20:57 AM 942 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett Novo - 07/01/2011 08:21:46 PM 1248 Views
I just finished Unseen Academicals yesterday! Darth_Katie - 07/01/2011 08:34:03 PM 1033 Views
Thief of Time was pretty great beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 08:51:46 PM 1197 Views
Stupid iPhone predicative text. Spot the error *NM* DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 07/01/2011 09:31:55 PM 5187 Views
Good survey, thanks for posting. Legolas - 07/01/2011 09:55:39 PM 1149 Views
I posted a review of it, but feel free to post another one. Camilla - 07/01/2011 10:12:00 PM 1119 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 07/01/2011 10:43:56 PM 1260 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett Stephen - 07/01/2011 11:04:02 PM 1058 Views
Humorous. But his underlying nihilism always leaves me somewhat disturbed after finishing a book.. Shannow - 08/01/2011 09:21:56 AM 1151 Views
Interesting DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 12:18:56 PM 1122 Views
To me atheism = nihilism... Shannow - 08/01/2011 12:47:04 PM 1077 Views
Ok, I fundamentally disagree with you, but I respect your opinion DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 12:49:54 PM 1031 Views
Fair enough. However... Shannow - 08/01/2011 12:54:24 PM 1069 Views
To quote the Angel line that is in the quotes here... Legolas - 08/01/2011 03:29:33 PM 973 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 888 Views
I always loved that quote beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 09:04:07 PM 951 Views
re: Death Novo - 08/01/2011 01:33:10 PM 1032 Views
That's exactly my point... Shannow - 08/01/2011 01:40:45 PM 1194 Views
Well. Novo - 08/01/2011 02:05:36 PM 1147 Views
What nihilism? Camilla - 08/01/2011 04:28:59 PM 955 Views
To him, atheism = nihilism... Novo - 08/01/2011 05:06:28 PM 1054 Views
Then he has misunderstood the concept. *NM* Camilla - 08/01/2011 10:22:04 PM 409 Views
not really a big fan random thoughts - 08/01/2011 04:25:33 PM 1259 Views
oops *NM* random thoughts - 08/01/2011 04:26:09 PM 448 Views
Re: not really a big fan Camilla - 12/01/2011 09:00:54 AM 1010 Views
I read about half of it and seemed to be going nowhere random thoughts - 12/01/2011 02:12:28 PM 917 Views
A couple of new questions; DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 06:03:15 PM 940 Views
Re: A couple of new questions; Stephen - 08/01/2011 06:19:18 PM 1023 Views
Character development is almost a double edged sword beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 09:00:44 PM 967 Views
I agree. *NM* Camilla - 12/01/2011 02:58:16 PM 409 Views
Re: A couple of new questions; Camilla - 08/01/2011 10:53:32 PM 1113 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett Ellestra - 12/01/2011 05:15:30 AM 1266 Views
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