I don't mean to defend zoos. Close them all down if you want (and let us hope that what wildlife remains can survive in what is left of the natural world). I know zoos are no longer in people's good graces. Religion faces the same problem. Certain illusion about freedom plague them both.
タグ: zoo, religion, illusion, freedom

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Reality is how we interpret it. Imagination and volition play a part in that interpretation. Which means that all reality is to some extent a fiction.
タグ: some, play, reality, imagination
I like using animals because they help suspend my reader's disbelief. We have certain ideas about dentists. We don't have many ideas about rhinoceros dentists.
タグ: animals, help, like, ideas
I love Canada. It's a wonderful political act of faith that exists atop a breathtakingly beautiful land.
タグ: political, faith, beautiful, love
A great literary work can be completely, completely unpredictable. Which can sometimes make them very hard to read, but it gives them a great originality.
タグ: hard, sometimes, great, work
It's true, too, that I'm tired of using books as political bullets and grenades. Books are too precious and wonderful to be used for long in such a fashion.
タグ: political, fashion, tired, long
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