I assume you mean scientific explanation vs. religious explanation and not reality vs. fiction?
I tend to see that as the same thing.
Reavers ain't men. Or they forgot how to be. Now they're just nothing. They got out to the edge of the galaxy, to that place of nothing, and that's what they became.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gudanov - May 03, 2005 7:16:15 am PDT #863 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
flea - May 03, 2005 7:19:19 am PDT #864 of 10001
information libertarian
I think it was a riff on the "reality-based community" vs. the "faith-based community."
§ ita § - May 03, 2005 7:19:40 am PDT #865 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I tend to see that as the same thing.
Yeah, but I'm figuring that for people whose reality is religious, it means something very different.
Frankenbuddha - May 03, 2005 7:19:53 am PDT #866 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I support lurkers in e-mail.
No, wait...that's not right...not lurkers in e-mail.
I support boobies.
Which I guess makes me a bra, then.
ChiKat - May 03, 2005 7:21:30 am PDT #867 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Yeah, but I'm figuring that for people whose reality is religious, it means something very different.
Exactly.
msbelle - May 03, 2005 7:25:16 am PDT #868 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
my reality is very faith-based.
Hayden - May 03, 2005 7:26:33 am PDT #869 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Apparently, this building's heating and cooling systems are also faith-based.
Sue - May 03, 2005 7:26:34 am PDT #870 of 10001
hip deep in pie
my reality is very faith-based.
My friend's husband is a philosopher and he often says he doesn't believe in the real world.
Betsy HP - May 03, 2005 7:27:42 am PDT #871 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I think the real world is a useful construct with many interesting features.
msbelle - May 03, 2005 7:28:41 am PDT #872 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
my office is FREEZing. I am pretty sure it is warmer outside.