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That is so like people, who will tell themselves any lie to maintain a sense of normalcy.

Is this a paraphrase of or an expansion upon The Wizards First Rule?

whuzzat?

Would that be the book by Terry Goodkind? Nope. Never heard of it until just now. Is it good?

Yes, it is in fact the Goodkind book. And it's superb. He actually just wrapped up the whole series. Go! Read! Now!

vburn wrote:

That is so like people, who will tell themselves any lie to maintain a sense of normalcy.

I don't think people tell themselves lies so much as buy into the lies that are suggested to them.

Look at Adam Curtis' documentary, Century of the Self, to see how companies and political parties have used psychoanalysis to create the culture of desire for which they are the answer.

[You can download it free from www.archive.org. ]
If our desires are generated by a secret cabal of others, then what exactly happens to free will? Is it possible to escape?

This question is why The Matrix is my favorite movie. The illusion of freedom is so attractive that Cypher chooses the comfort of the illusion over the discomforts of reality.

Philippa wrote:

G. E. Lee wrote:I thought the worms were "space" worms.

Well yeah, but space worms that get eaten by birds, need corpses to survive and live in a park...

My impression was not that the space worms get eaten by birds, but that regular ole' Earth worms are protected out of deference to their more advanced kindred.

AynSavoy wrote: My impression was not that the space worms get eaten by birds, but that regular ole' Earth worms are protected out of deference to their more advanced kindred.

at first i thought they were protecting the spaceworms; then i figured if they so easly conquored mankind surely they're not so vulnerable as to need protection from budgies. so i settled on the earthworm deference theory too.

i can't help but think the whole idea for this story shot out of a simple observation of the word.
"why are they called EARTHworms? i mean where else would they be from? ... hm.. actually, that might make a good drabble..."

adam wrote:
i can't help but think the whole idea for this story shot out of a simple observation of the word.
"why are they called EARTHworms? i mean where else would they be from? ... hm.. actually, that might make a good drabble..."

Good point!

Well, there ARE other kinds of worms besides that sort that crawl around in the earth (meaning "soil"). But, I too enjoy the dichotomy between Earth worms and Space worms.

I liked this one. but then, I liked most of the drabblecasts that involved worms and/or aliens.

Light but fun.