/lit/ - Literature

>>16644536
This was the best part, I feel like Chris probably wrote Eragon to be this super OP dragon-lord with no weaknesses or flaws, and his parents ended up playing dungeon master putting constraints on the character. Chris probs had to write his way out of all those captive scenarios. I thought that all of these problems made for excellent story telling, I was more willing to believe in the magic system after seeing it's adverse effects on the characters.

>>16189864
In all seriousness, Terence's revelation about the theoretical role of hallucinogens in the evolutionary process are probably the most significant thing to happen within the realm of science since it's original conception and formulation. I have read Food of the Gods multiple times, and just reading 10 pages isn't going to get you anywhere, if you genuinely want to learn, then commit yourself to fully understanding his ideas, which you yourself now admit that you either are unwilling to understand, or are utterly incapable of understanding. Whatever the case may be, if you want to learn, you can, but getting used to Terence's patterns of thought will take a philosopher's patience and commitment.