Tharn, in response:
That is not an unfamiliar frustration, although everything has tone for me... certain groups of words form chords, as it were, and different interpretations evolve. Certainly, it does seem we share a taste for semantics and puzzles... and an appreciation for the conscious works of others - responsibility. "Do as though will" isn't an interpretation that appeals, not feels natural, to me... it always read as showing the greatness and insignificance of man, the need to step up and fill a void left by superstition, to overcome our fears and act accordingly with each other and our experiences.
slowmutant wrote:
Sand wrote:
Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn't there. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything.
Robert A. Heinlein
Thus spake Heinlein. Most SF writers do not have religion.
Nay - that is left to the authors of fantasy. Not meant to be mocking, it has been my experience while learning about a writer that those with strong religious views, regardless of faiths, are prone to the art form. While I may not share a faith, I will always appreciate the quality of a fine work of literature.
M.
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My thanks to all the wonderful members here; I will miss the opportunity to continue to learn and work with you.
For those who seek an alternative, it is coming.
So long, and thanks for all the fish!