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Saturday, November 01, 2003 |
The Word from Saint Phil
Philip K. Dick: How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later. (SOURCE:Seb's Open Research)
[Roland Tanglao's Weblog]
Well, I will tell you what interests me, what I consider important. I can't
claim to be an authority on anything, but I can honestly say that certain
matters absolutely fascinate me, and that I write about them all the time. The
two basic topics which fascinate me are "What is reality?" and "What
constitutes the authentic human being?" Over the twenty-seven years in which I
have published novels and stories I have investigated these two interrelated
topics over and over again. I consider them important topics. What are we?
What is it which surrounds us, that we call the not-me, or the empirical or
phenomenal world?
...So I ask, in my writing, What is real? Because
unceasingly we are bombarded with pseudo-realities manufactured by very
sophisticated people using very sophisticated electronic mechanisms. I
do not distrust their motives; I distrust their power. They have a lot
of it. And it is an astonishing power: that of creating whole
universes, universes of the mind. I ought to know. I do the same thing.
It is my job to create universes, as the basis of one novel after
another. And I have to build them in such a way that they do not fall
apart two days later. Or at least that is what my editors hope.
However, I will reveal a secret to you: I like to build universes which
do fall apart. I like to see them come unglued, and I like to see how
the characters in the novels cope with this problem. I have a secret
love of chaos. There should be more of it.
What a fantastic essay, in all senses of the word. It's hard not stop quoting it. "Reality is that which, when you stop
believing in it, doesn't go away." Highly recommended reading.
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Clinton's Role In The War Against Terrorism. Many people today are critical of how the Bush administration is handling the war against terrorism. Very few, however, are offering alternatives for how it could be handled. Amidst complaints of civil and human rights violations, government propaganda, and shady politics, there appear to be very few alternatives to what we can do to preserve our safety. We trust the President of the U.S. to be in charge and take care of our nation. There is one president in recent history that we can look to for an example of how to fight against terrorists, Bill Clinton. Although many have blamed the former president for not taking a hard stance against terrorism, Clinton did quite a bit against terrorism. This article will discuss the efforts taken to fight terror under the Clinton administration, as well as discussing the supporters and detractors of these efforts. [kuro5hin.org]
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