tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107702775340540529.post1238313486682765196..comments2024-02-26T05:45:16.531+10:00Comments on The Absurd Word Nerd: Ignorance is ThisMatthew A.J. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03005261909825215953noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107702775340540529.post-84749360442963616552013-06-27T15:34:33.746+10:002013-06-27T15:34:33.746+10:00No, I haven't seen Life of Pi. I was told that...No, I haven't seen Life of Pi. I was told that the movie's premise was that a man had a story that was proselytizing and as a skeptical man I looked up the story.<br /><br />But apparently it's core conceit is SPOILER: "If the truth is scary, then a lie is better". Since that is insulting, to me at least, I refused to watch the film.<br />[I get my information from MovieBob's review of Life of Pi, not the film itself: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/escape-to-the-movies/6573-Life-of-Pi]Matthew A.J. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03005261909825215953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107702775340540529.post-91592938888532607932013-06-27T03:47:42.793+10:002013-06-27T03:47:42.793+10:00Thank you for clarifying; I was told that "ag...Thank you for clarifying; I was told that "agnostic" means that you believe something is out there but you don't know exactly what IS out there. Need to use the dictionary more.<br /><br />Has someone been reading Life of Pi, by the way? Pi also says that he hates agnostics, saying they sit on the fence.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786475206547123446noreply@blogger.com