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[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by skip spence

What bugs me though in other walks of life is that people only see what they want to see, believe what they want to believe. When it's more convenient to believe in myths and fantasies than actual empirical evidence or just plain common sense (if there is such a thing), they do so, and when politics comes into the mix, this can be very dangerous. Therefore I say, don't shy away from the truth and see things are they truly are. For me it doesn't take anything away from a beautiful sunset knowing that it isn't in fact Arien retreating behind the walls of night. Indeed it just adds another dimension to my enjoyment of it, as Nogrod says. As does Arien.

Sure and definitely agreed. That's exactly what I meant by this paraghraph:

Of course on the basis of the daily, real life I am not going to worship the moon or make sacrifices in order to make the sun shine stronger, but there is nothing wrong in making a story where the sun talks or the moon has its own mind. I think here is just the role of knowledge in this matter - first, the man needs to understand the truth about the world he lives in, and after he does, then there is nothing wrong with entering the realm of myths again, but with the kind of "background knowledge" that this is but a "play".

And that's, I think, when it comes to it, one of the most important questions of life - to reach this stage and be aware of it. That's what makes humans truly free. Acknowledging the truth is what can make them free.