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I Don't Believe It Cursory, But Comparative. The Name With No Man Send a noteboard - 04/12/2009 11:29:36 PM
am I the only one who has noticed that Moridin is a Buddhist?

All that Kerouac and "pretty women make graves" (because they inspire lust, which leads to reproduction, which multiplies suffering) and it went right by me. So we have Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, a fair amount of Jainist elements in the original Aiel as well as the Tinkers (Tinkers can eat meat though, right? Does anyone recall seeing a Tinker eat meat?) and of course the vague animism that crops up in virtually every fantasy work. No, no depth at all. :P


Cursory picking from various religions does not equal depth.

Which was no mean feat given the author has a dog very much in that fight. Hell, we haven't even touched apocalyptic mythoi, but don't forget the books publication bookend Y2K. That may not seem like a big deal now, but in the '90s it was huge to many people for many reasons. Of course, the end of the world has a kind of enduring relevancy of its own as long as it remains absent, as even bad feature films demonstrate. :P
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In Support of Other Fiction Tom - 01/12/2009 09:06:14 PM 2010 Views
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Re: Tom - 01/12/2009 09:28:04 PM 1052 Views
you shouldn't feel the need to defend a non SF/F suggestion, just don't imlad - 03/12/2009 03:34:28 PM 1077 Views
Wow...we were just Santified *NM* Tom - 03/12/2009 09:16:21 PM 533 Views
Well, let me offer a diverging view on the topic of speculative fiction. jh - 01/12/2009 09:46:35 PM 981 Views
I would counter that the stripping away removes a level of reality. Tom - 01/12/2009 10:05:28 PM 1058 Views
That's a Slippery Slope Because You Could Argue On the Same Basis That All Fiction Does That. The Name With No Man - 01/12/2009 11:34:34 PM 1116 Views
I don't see the slippery slope, but rather, a confirmation of my original point. Tom - 02/12/2009 01:41:24 AM 1062 Views
perhaps some university will do a study imlad - 03/12/2009 03:55:54 PM 1022 Views
I'd like to see it Tom - 03/12/2009 09:15:12 PM 1075 Views
I'll get to it once I finish my thesis Camilla - 03/12/2009 09:56:29 PM 1005 Views
If it looks like crap and smells like crap... Tom - 03/12/2009 10:04:15 PM 1042 Views
I Think I'll Post a Thread on This. The Name With No Man - 03/12/2009 06:47:05 PM 980 Views
I'd like to see it. Tom - 03/12/2009 09:23:07 PM 1041 Views
Regarding depth in Jordan Camilla - 03/12/2009 09:31:19 PM 1052 Views
I was thinking about that too Tom - 03/12/2009 10:05:40 PM 1021 Views
Re: I was thinking about that too Camilla - 03/12/2009 10:09:26 PM 1116 Views
Destroying the Wheel is meaningless. Tom - 03/12/2009 10:18:08 PM 1004 Views
Re: Destroying the Wheel is meaningless. Camilla - 03/12/2009 10:30:15 PM 1038 Views
It would. Destroying the Wheel would likely make him a Buddhist. Tom - 03/12/2009 10:51:17 PM 1019 Views
I Totally Missed That. Joel - 04/12/2009 10:45:56 PM 1091 Views
Re: I Totally Missed That. Camilla - 04/12/2009 10:47:59 PM 1080 Views
I Don't Believe It Cursory, But Comparative. The Name With No Man - 04/12/2009 11:29:36 PM 1163 Views
Publication bookend Y2K? Camilla - 05/12/2009 10:36:01 AM 1074 Views
They're Thick Bookends. The Name With No Man - 05/12/2009 06:12:06 PM 1026 Views
I'll Try to Have It Up Tomorrow Early. The Name With No Man - 04/12/2009 11:24:18 PM 1118 Views
Re: Well, let me offer a diverging view on the topic of speculative fiction. Camilla - 02/12/2009 12:28:30 AM 1041 Views
I like it. Ghavrel - 01/12/2009 10:28:48 PM 1042 Views
Thank you! Tom - 02/12/2009 01:43:05 AM 1186 Views
I find Michel Houellebecq to be one of the most intriguing writers of our time AgentOrange - 01/12/2009 11:14:05 PM 1126 Views
And, in recent memory, Orwell was a first-rate writer. Tom - 02/12/2009 01:44:29 AM 1124 Views
wait! there's somebody "dirtier" than Piers Anthony or Philip Jose Farmer??? imlad - 03/12/2009 04:00:28 PM 1084 Views
PJF is dirty? rebelaessedai - 04/12/2009 12:16:12 AM 961 Views
Nice post. Legolas - 02/12/2009 12:03:09 AM 1132 Views
Perhaps you're right. Tom - 02/12/2009 01:47:10 AM 1006 Views
In its entirety? No. Legolas - 02/12/2009 02:00:10 PM 1047 Views
I agree! Dragonsworn - 02/12/2009 12:17:10 AM 1250 Views
Thank you! Tom - 02/12/2009 01:50:22 AM 944 Views
I guess I'll break my silence after almost a month and a half... Larry - 02/12/2009 12:23:07 AM 1141 Views
Popcorn? Camilla - 02/12/2009 12:31:44 AM 1064 Views
Yes Larry - 02/12/2009 12:39:10 AM 1116 Views
Lovecraft? Camilla - 02/12/2009 12:51:55 AM 1106 Views
Re-read what I said Larry - 02/12/2009 12:55:08 AM 1178 Views
aahh Camilla - 02/12/2009 09:26:40 AM 1033 Views
I'm glad I could drive you from your Carthusian retreat, Larry Tom - 02/12/2009 01:58:49 AM 1061 Views
It won't last for long - have too many things still to deal with in my life Larry - 02/12/2009 02:36:15 AM 1061 Views
That's too bad. I'll have to learn monasterial sign language to continue a dialogue. Tom - 02/12/2009 03:49:01 AM 1015 Views
Well, I understand two out of those three languages Larry - 02/12/2009 03:56:00 AM 1051 Views
Larry, please tell me you weren't... imlad - 03/12/2009 04:33:32 PM 911 Views
I concur Camilla - 02/12/2009 12:27:13 AM 1013 Views
I like your framing of the issue (and Shannara is the Taco Bell of writing). Tom - 02/12/2009 02:03:51 AM 1078 Views
Thank you Camilla - 02/12/2009 09:30:42 AM 1030 Views
more like the mom&pop greasy-spoon diner of writing *NM* imlad - 03/12/2009 05:00:21 PM 497 Views
I'm going to put this in my sig, if you don't mind. Ghavrel - 02/12/2009 03:31:13 AM 1103 Views
hehehe Camilla - 02/12/2009 09:31:28 AM 988 Views
Am i the only one who reads books for fun? Wibble - 02/12/2009 12:33:52 AM 1128 Views
There isn't necessarily a contradiction Camilla - 02/12/2009 12:38:43 AM 1061 Views
I certainly didn't read The Lost Symbol for ANY cultural, intellectual or edifying reason. Tom - 02/12/2009 02:05:45 AM 1033 Views
it didn't come across that way imlad - 03/12/2009 05:15:36 PM 1057 Views
Of course not. Personally, I don't touch anything other than mind candy when I'm in school, Ghavrel - 02/12/2009 03:29:23 AM 997 Views
one of the things that is important to me in books/shows imlad - 03/12/2009 05:20:29 PM 937 Views
We agree! Camilla - 03/12/2009 08:03:00 PM 1029 Views
WoT has decent characterization, though a little overwrought. Harrington... not so much. Ghavrel - 04/12/2009 04:26:43 AM 1191 Views
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a science fiction/fantasy movie. Aeryn - 02/12/2009 12:54:08 AM 1097 Views
i was gonna point that out. thnks. *NM* imlad - 02/12/2009 01:13:47 AM 447 Views
Reading only speculative literature is limiting and monotonous. Tom - 02/12/2009 02:09:42 AM 1132 Views
I was going to say exactly that about "real" literature: monotonous and limiting. Aeryn - 02/12/2009 01:57:49 PM 1029 Views
I think his point was that only SF/F wasn't good food. Rebekah - 02/12/2009 02:15:29 PM 1004 Views
I would not disagree with you if you said that. Tom - 02/12/2009 02:27:08 PM 949 Views
Most non-speculative fiction is fluff as well though. Werthead - 03/12/2009 05:38:32 PM 951 Views
hear hear!! I agree totally wert-man imlad - 03/12/2009 07:20:09 PM 1028 Views
Which brings us back to my point. Camilla - 03/12/2009 08:04:24 PM 1085 Views
I would like to see the study and statistics that produced this answer. Werthead - 04/12/2009 05:24:02 PM 965 Views
Re: I would like to see the study and statistics that produced this answer. Camilla - 04/12/2009 10:42:33 PM 991 Views
Actually, it is a film that does not fit neatly into one category Camilla - 02/12/2009 11:16:20 AM 1077 Views
Science Fiction is the most PERTINANT form of fiction in the world today imlad - 02/12/2009 12:57:19 AM 1012 Views
don't get me wrong imlad - 02/12/2009 01:28:08 AM 1053 Views
"Pertinent", not "Pertinant". If it weren't in all caps I'd have ignored it this time. Tom - 02/12/2009 02:13:36 AM 1062 Views
SF&F and 'real literature' are not mutually exclusive Werthead - 02/12/2009 01:19:05 AM 1025 Views
No, they are not Tom - 02/12/2009 02:18:53 AM 1034 Views
This line is a load of bull bme - 03/12/2009 02:39:53 PM 1123 Views
So why don't we occasionally focus on "real" books that are technically spec fiction? nossy - 02/12/2009 01:25:04 AM 1004 Views
Why must we limit our focus in that way? Tom - 02/12/2009 02:20:11 AM 985 Views
I don't see it as limiting or forcing. nossy - 02/12/2009 03:16:07 AM 1016 Views
"Elite club" or "elitist clique"? Tom - 02/12/2009 03:52:11 AM 992 Views
Either way, I want in. *NM* Camilla - 02/12/2009 11:33:52 AM 544 Views
Elite club is how we midwestern rednecks refer to Elitist Clique. *chews on a piece of hay* nossy - 02/12/2009 02:52:01 PM 1144 Views
I was born in the Midwest. Tom - 02/12/2009 03:01:36 PM 1064 Views
I know. nossy - 02/12/2009 03:12:05 PM 991 Views
Green Acres in reverse, eh? Tom - 02/12/2009 03:38:09 PM 1009 Views
lmao Lupine - 02/12/2009 06:21:17 PM 1157 Views
*piledrivers you* nossy - 02/12/2009 06:28:02 PM 963 Views
...! Camilla - 02/12/2009 03:17:57 PM 1004 Views
Admit it. You know what I'm talking about. Tom - 02/12/2009 03:29:31 PM 1016 Views
Re: Admit it. You know what I'm talking about. Camilla - 02/12/2009 03:31:26 PM 965 Views
Vermont isn't in the Midwest. Tom - 02/12/2009 03:39:36 PM 978 Views
Re: Vermont isn't in the Midwest. Camilla - 02/12/2009 03:42:47 PM 993 Views
Huh! I really didn't think of you as being a masochist. Vodalus - 02/12/2009 01:51:55 AM 966 Views
Thank you! Tom - 02/12/2009 02:21:00 AM 903 Views
Shitstorm! Vodalus - 02/12/2009 03:06:59 AM 958 Views
Heh heh heh. Tom - 02/12/2009 03:45:40 AM 996 Views
Read what you like to read. Craig - 02/12/2009 04:18:53 AM 1076 Views
I'll super size you. Fine. *NM* Tom - 02/12/2009 04:32:58 AM 512 Views
Oh noes! I'm getting word-fat! Craig - 02/12/2009 04:59:05 AM 1006 Views
I seem to have struck a nerve. Tom - 02/12/2009 05:20:27 AM 1046 Views
Apparently not the nerve you think, though. Craig - 02/12/2009 06:42:02 AM 1110 Views
Intellectual achievement isn't a static measure. Tom - 02/12/2009 02:13:10 PM 1024 Views
Re: Intellectual achievement isn't a static measure. Camilla - 02/12/2009 03:26:59 PM 1037 Views
Agreed. Tom - 02/12/2009 03:30:50 PM 956 Views
Re: Agreed. Camilla - 02/12/2009 03:32:06 PM 952 Views
Re: Intellectual achievement isn't a static measure. Craig - 02/12/2009 09:40:28 PM 1078 Views
I really did get under your skin Tom - 02/12/2009 09:58:18 PM 954 Views
Craig - 02/12/2009 10:06:46 PM 943 Views
Tom as much as you raise some great points, you are being a condescending ass. lord-of-shadow - 03/12/2009 04:26:27 AM 1011 Views
You're entitled to your opinion. I don't care. Tom - 03/12/2009 04:51:18 AM 988 Views
I keep replying. It's like a sickness. Craig - 03/12/2009 05:15:28 AM 1003 Views
Your subject line reinforces my opinion. Tom - 03/12/2009 05:31:50 AM 920 Views
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/12/2009 07:21:05 AM 489 Views
LOL! rebelaessedai - 04/12/2009 12:21:36 AM 959 Views
See, you just proved my point. Tom - 04/12/2009 12:39:59 AM 997 Views
Hm. Lupine - 02/12/2009 06:58:56 AM 1587 Views
Re-read my exact point. Tom - 02/12/2009 02:18:20 PM 966 Views
No. Some kind of reading is indeed essential. Lupine - 02/12/2009 02:28:22 PM 1105 Views
There may have been an assumption about literature due to the reason for the post. Tom - 02/12/2009 02:37:47 PM 1019 Views
Somehow I get the feeling that this post hasn't caused quite as much controversy Lupine - 02/12/2009 06:53:18 AM 1102 Views
As I see it... Camilla - 02/12/2009 11:38:07 AM 998 Views
Yep. Lupine - 02/12/2009 02:18:22 PM 1138 Views
Re: Yep. Camilla - 02/12/2009 03:35:38 PM 1019 Views
Euripides was poorly received, initially. Tom - 02/12/2009 03:57:58 PM 912 Views
Re: Euripides was poorly received, initially. Camilla - 02/12/2009 04:00:35 PM 951 Views
I know. Tom - 02/12/2009 04:18:16 PM 1021 Views
Re: I know. Camilla - 02/12/2009 04:23:14 PM 959 Views
That is why he's so good, in my opinion. Lupine - 02/12/2009 06:15:45 PM 1107 Views
I wasn't looking to generate controversy Tom - 02/12/2009 02:19:13 PM 1112 Views
Well... then I'm going to have to agree with Craig a bit. Lupine - 02/12/2009 02:32:59 PM 1100 Views
Well, I was being somewhat denigrating. "Unnecessarily" or not is a matter of debate. Tom - 02/12/2009 02:40:29 PM 979 Views
Well, it's only "unnecessary" if you don't want people to be turned off of your message immediately. *NM* Craig - 02/12/2009 09:42:46 PM 495 Views
Judging from the responses, most people weren't turned off immediately. Tom - 02/12/2009 09:59:35 PM 971 Views
All reading of fiction is a diversion by the very nature of the activity. Jacob - 02/12/2009 03:43:05 PM 1020 Views
Diversion from direct action, yes. Diversion from reality, no. Tom - 02/12/2009 04:15:48 PM 970 Views
I maintain that all acts of reading fiction are a diversion from reality/ the realistic Jacob - 02/12/2009 05:43:16 PM 991 Views
It seems a regressive argument to me. Tom - 03/12/2009 01:18:02 AM 948 Views
You're playing a game. Jacob - 03/12/2009 03:40:14 PM 1022 Views
I like your response. *NM* Aeryn - 03/12/2009 05:37:09 PM 458 Views
I fundamentally agree with much of what you're saying, but there is a distinction. Tom - 03/12/2009 06:44:02 PM 1012 Views
Oh I concur on that distinction. Jacob - 04/12/2009 09:06:34 PM 1053 Views
Spec fic is perhaps at it's best in autocracies? Ouranid - 02/12/2009 04:10:56 PM 944 Views
Bulgakov Camilla - 02/12/2009 04:25:17 PM 989 Views
I've only read the first chapter of M&M. Ouranid - 02/12/2009 04:36:09 PM 962 Views
Re: I've only read the first chapter of M&M. Camilla - 02/12/2009 04:40:16 PM 916 Views
Not the greatest Tolkien scholar, me. Ouranid - 02/12/2009 05:17:31 PM 953 Views
Re: Not the greatest Tolkien scholar, me. Camilla - 02/12/2009 05:40:16 PM 987 Views
I suppose. Ouranid - 02/12/2009 06:26:30 PM 1006 Views
Re: I suppose. Camilla - 02/12/2009 07:25:26 PM 1012 Views
Well, I don't hold escapism in such low esteem *NM* Ouranid - 02/12/2009 07:56:13 PM 499 Views
That is what I mean Camilla - 02/12/2009 08:36:02 PM 936 Views
This was something I was exploring earlier. Tom - 02/12/2009 04:34:41 PM 1042 Views
Funny thing about the hivemind antagonist. Ouranid - 02/12/2009 05:13:30 PM 1005 Views
I didn't see the zombies reading speculative fiction Tom - 02/12/2009 05:30:26 PM 1088 Views
Oh, they prefer Clive Cussler. Ouranid - 02/12/2009 06:23:42 PM 1052 Views
There's an interesting book in Russian that might be translated somewhere. Tom - 02/12/2009 10:02:48 PM 1051 Views
i think it comes more down to quality than genre. LadyLorraine - 02/12/2009 04:55:20 PM 1020 Views
I disagree with the ultimate conclusion but agree with many of your points. Tom - 02/12/2009 05:43:04 PM 995 Views
the illiad is a classic LadyLorraine - 02/12/2009 06:35:24 PM 1017 Views
There's only one "L" in Iliad Tom - 02/12/2009 08:18:38 PM 987 Views
Is there a safe answer to that question? *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/12/2009 10:33:21 PM 529 Views
Maybe not. *NM* Tom - 03/12/2009 12:59:09 AM 492 Views
It took me a few minutes to agree Beqi - 02/12/2009 07:04:59 PM 970 Views
Well, I'm glad if you got something out of the post! Tom - 02/12/2009 09:13:26 PM 979 Views
Re: Well, I'm glad if you got something out of the post! Camilla - 02/12/2009 09:20:49 PM 967 Views
I don't know. I've only read about 30 pages so far. *NM* Tom - 02/12/2009 10:05:54 PM 523 Views
Many people have mentioned that there's quite a bit of good sff lit out there and you seem to agree. Cockatiel of Doom - 02/12/2009 07:33:42 PM 1098 Views
Hmmm Camilla - 02/12/2009 08:40:53 PM 986 Views
Re: Hmmm Cockatiel of Doom - 02/12/2009 10:48:02 PM 1011 Views
The website is called "Read and Find Out". It doesn't specify what we're supposed to read. Rebekah - 02/12/2009 08:42:19 PM 1065 Views
Anti the idea ? I see no evidence for this. AgentOrange - 02/12/2009 09:50:37 PM 1014 Views
Heh Rebekah - 02/12/2009 09:56:30 PM 1024 Views
What do you mean ? Almost all the repliers agree with Tom AgentOrange - 03/12/2009 11:01:08 AM 994 Views
Re: What do you mean ? Almost all the repliers agree with Tom Camilla - 03/12/2009 11:10:35 AM 1009 Views
I see. You don't read announcements. Rebekah - 03/12/2009 11:12:04 AM 976 Views
No, but it does bill itself as science fiction/fantasy. Cockatiel of Doom - 02/12/2009 10:51:41 PM 1106 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 03/12/2009 12:01:30 AM 1089 Views
I think Rebekah and Camilla put it well. Tom - 02/12/2009 10:05:24 PM 1076 Views
I think they make good points, as I said above. Cockatiel of Doom - 02/12/2009 10:56:55 PM 956 Views
I agree with in principle random thoughts - 02/12/2009 11:22:19 PM 951 Views
Certainly. People are free to skip any discussion. Tom - 03/12/2009 01:01:40 AM 1071 Views
I have a few objections. Dreaded Anomaly - 03/12/2009 12:24:43 AM 1033 Views
where else should we talk about it? LadyLorraine - 03/12/2009 12:37:26 AM 996 Views
There's a difference between having threads about it and focusing the official book club on it. Dreaded Anomaly - 03/12/2009 12:40:53 AM 1073 Views
This is the Sci-Fi and Fantasy Board for site optimization purposes. Tom - 03/12/2009 01:07:39 AM 14020 Views
random thoughts stole my subject line Chas - 03/12/2009 01:56:07 AM 1033 Views
I think I could agree with a "comfort food" analogy Tom - 03/12/2009 02:12:01 AM 1039 Views
Re: I think I could agree with a "comfort food" analogy Chas - 03/12/2009 02:38:17 AM 1095 Views
That's it Ouranid - 03/12/2009 04:02:28 AM 1093 Views
Question: is it really science fiction without one of the following: Tom - 03/12/2009 05:13:21 AM 1034 Views
Certainly Ouranid - 03/12/2009 06:13:38 AM 1073 Views
technically speaking, fantasy is classed as a sub heading under science fiction. *NM* LadyLorraine - 03/12/2009 02:51:12 PM 424 Views
According to whom? *NM* Camilla - 03/12/2009 03:55:45 PM 548 Views
Yeah. What she asked! *NM* Tom - 03/12/2009 09:23:55 PM 513 Views
Yes, it is but actually... Ellestra - 03/12/2009 09:31:44 PM 1029 Views
Eternal Sunshine doesn't have a mad scientist. Tom - 03/12/2009 10:09:01 PM 943 Views
Really? Ellestra - 04/12/2009 07:01:42 PM 995 Views
But Dan Brown rocks da house!!! *NM* everynametaken - 03/12/2009 02:16:47 AM 524 Views
*pumps fist* Give it up for Dan Brown! *NM* Tom - 03/12/2009 03:58:23 AM 510 Views
That's Dan "booyah" Brown!!! Booyah!!! *NM* everynametaken - 04/12/2009 02:00:56 AM 517 Views
another thing wrong with your argument imlad - 03/12/2009 03:30:19 PM 999 Views
Absolutely not. And, as I said before, there's only one "L" in Iliad. Tom - 03/12/2009 06:53:35 PM 827 Views
sorry about my atrocious spelling (including the one on pertinent) imlad - 03/12/2009 07:14:59 PM 1124 Views
No problem. On the substantive points: Tom - 03/12/2009 08:00:33 PM 1059 Views
more importantly, which I think it being lost in all this, Camilla - 03/12/2009 08:05:27 PM 1064 Views
I'm not reading the Iliad again, once was enough random thoughts - 04/12/2009 12:19:07 PM 982 Views
is it just me, or is this now the largest post/thread yet on RAFO.com??? 168 replies so far! *NM* imlad - 03/12/2009 05:03:25 PM 448 Views
Well, for once we're discussing books...and their value. *NM* Tom - 03/12/2009 06:54:01 PM 525 Views
Congratulations on the replies count Ellestra - 03/12/2009 09:30:41 PM 1119 Views
That was a well-thought out response, but I still disagree. Tom - 03/12/2009 10:50:29 PM 1067 Views
Re: That was a well-thought out response, but I still disagree. Ellestra - 04/12/2009 07:44:56 PM 1032 Views
But the objective truth of a setting can be measured. Tom - 04/12/2009 10:37:10 PM 983 Views
But does it make any difference in the objective value of the book? Ellestra - 06/12/2009 09:35:59 AM 1135 Views
YES. Tom - 06/12/2009 03:34:17 PM 945 Views
NO Ellestra - 07/12/2009 08:40:33 PM 1026 Views
Re: That was a well-thought out response, but I still disagree. AgentOrange - 04/12/2009 10:25:08 PM 984 Views
Yes, it is worse with movies. Much worse, in fact. Tom - 04/12/2009 10:33:18 PM 1043 Views
Re: That was a well-thought out response, but I still disagree. Ellestra - 06/12/2009 09:36:11 AM 988 Views
Maybe we're different, but I don't care for FX AgentOrange - 06/12/2009 01:37:53 PM 927 Views
This is not about the personal taste Ellestra - 07/12/2009 08:50:34 PM 1035 Views
I've obviously missed the show here... rebelaessedai - 04/12/2009 12:14:30 AM 952 Views
I'm not sure that's right. This thing just keeps growing. Tom - 04/12/2009 12:46:24 AM 1079 Views
What, your penis? rebelaessedai - 06/12/2009 02:40:09 AM 960 Views
Don't you know it! Tom - 06/12/2009 03:28:16 PM 854 Views
You talk the talk, that's for sure. rebelaessedai - 07/12/2009 08:14:41 PM 1013 Views
Hate to break it to you... Craig - 07/12/2009 09:54:24 PM 1055 Views
I thought you were gonna tell me... rebelaessedai - 08/12/2009 03:07:54 PM 1122 Views
Metaphor versus literalism Werthead - 04/12/2009 05:42:03 PM 1032 Views
Metaphor divorced from the reality runs risks, however. Tom - 04/12/2009 10:25:47 PM 945 Views
Honestly, the moral can always be dismissed as inapplicable if you want to dismiss it. Legolas - 05/12/2009 12:16:39 AM 1012 Views
While that's true, it's much harder to just dismiss Mockingbird. Ghavrel - 05/12/2009 03:57:42 AM 975 Views
Then why read fiction at all? It's all a diversion. Werthead - 05/12/2009 04:16:06 PM 960 Views
I think people should read non-fiction, and The Nine Hundred Days is an excellent book. Tom - 05/12/2009 04:41:50 PM 951 Views
aha. but. Camilla - 07/12/2009 03:56:48 PM 1159 Views
Quoting Nietzsche is really hitting below the belt. Tom - 07/12/2009 09:12:34 PM 1099 Views
It is good I was only paraphrasing, then Camilla - 08/12/2009 10:44:14 AM 993 Views
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