In a message dated 12/29/08 8:42:15 PM, [email protected] writes:
> All stories are based on memory. All memories are fiction. And fictions > are beliefs. > I infer William says this because of his convictions about how much the "mind" contributes to the "content" of any notion. Occasionally I have seen words effectively murdered by over-stretching them -- for example, 'obscene' and 'awesome'. William, can you conceive of any notion you'd call non-fiction? If you can't, then what word would use in trying to convey a distinction between an entirely made-up story like SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, and a so-called "fact" like PAUL NEWMAN DIED THIS YEAR or THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING IS IN NEW YORK CITY? ************** One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp& icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025)
