i thought mike had a thesis to do with truth and falsehood (it may still be that, but cathy is just an example...) because i was looking for stuff to back up my thesis (cal's catharsis) and i ran across a lot on truth and believing vs. knowing... if anyone needs stuff like that...
in mike/carps/my version (penguin classics):
p. 447 Lee says "you may dislike me for knowing the truth" - that page also has bunches about not blaming the present on the past... lee trusting in cal...
p. 448 "Cal didn't hate the lie but the necessity for telling it. Cal lied for reasons of profit of one kind or another. To be driven to a lie seemed shameful to him" after adam lied about the scar.
p. 450 "It is one of the triumphs of the human that he can know a thing and still not believe it" very interresting - but i wouldn't consider that a triumph, but a weakness.
something i found on cathy:
p. 462 - 463 she likes taking people off-guard and taking control of every situation. "they thought they were so smart....they looked at me and thought they knew me. and i fooled them. i fooled every one of them..... he tried to tie me down... ....but nobody can hold me..... nobody can trap me...." then when cal asks her if she missed anything as a kid, she changes the subject, "what am i doing, talking to kids?" showing she's intimidated.
just some stuff to think about.
so think about it, even if it's not in your thesis.
oh, and if you don't have a broken arm, write for the post.
thanks.
peter.
remember GOD.
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Knowing and still not believing....that seems to address the whole topic that Austin was talking about...if you know something etc...good thoughts!
C.
interesting thoughts peter... i like the cal one.. cal didnt mind lying but he hated the fact that he needed to lie. i guess we are all "forced" to lie in our lives.. like white lies for example.. hahaha
ill write something for the post one day... if i can find the proper inspiration ;)
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