Rich said: > I think JohnR's argument is that belief breathes the "fire" > into the words and unless you believe you don't experience > that fire and so don't truly understand.
But aren't the words, or the ideas behind them, supposed to breathe the fire? I can go as far as a suspension of disbelief, but to hold that belief is prerequisite for the fire...well, that just points to sloppy writing, or sloppy expression of an idea. > But I think there is no fire, just the power of wishful > thinking to make people feel intense things. And good writing,let's not forget the good writing... Ritu _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
