In any case, the reader of any nonfiction has only the word of the author that what they've written is "true". But fiction has its own truth – while you are reading a story, you'll believe for the duration that dragons, wizards, aliens and hobbits "exist" – because if you didn't then the story would be no fun at all. But what is truth? It is provisional, shifting, temporary and subjective, that's what it is, and the quest for its elucidation is forever incomplete and wholly narrative.
Saturday, September 01, 2012
Brilliant …
… Different kinds of truth: religion, science and fiction | Henry Gee | Science | guardian.co.uk. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
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This is really good, both content-wise and in the way it's written. Thanks for sharing!
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