For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
His creative genius, his choice. Maybe better not to have his stuff bastardized? I've read some 'sequels' to out of copyright classics that were pretty puke-worthy. Can't think of any good ones, actually - although I've never gotten around to reading Wide Sargasso Sea.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
BoSoxGal wrote:His creative genius, his choice. Maybe better not to have his stuff bastardized? I've read some 'sequels' to out of copyright classics that were pretty puke-worthy. Can't think of any good ones, actually - although I've never gotten around to reading Wide Sargasso Sea.
Shirley you jest! Snooks North and South hem hem!
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
Consider too that in the final years of his life he was suffering from the effects of Alzheimer's and dementia. He might have realized that these rough drafts, notes, and so on were not up to his usual standards and requested they be destroyed rather than be released in an unfinished, rough, and unpolished form. -"BB"-
Yes, I suppose I could agree with you ... but then we'd both be wrong, wouldn't we?
So this has been sitting around someplace for more than 2 years...
I'll be surprised if there isn't another copy...
...or thirty.
Even if there are, who would have the balls — or the clear lack of ethics — to release them, since the 'only' copy supposedly in existence was publicly destroyed in accordance with the desire of their creator? -"BB"-
Yes, I suppose I could agree with you ... but then we'd both be wrong, wouldn't we?
would have the balls — or the clear lack of ethics — to release them, since the 'only' copy supposedly in existence was publicly destroyed in accordance with the desire of their creator?
Maybe somebody whose desire to turn a quick buck and/or get themselves a splash of publicity exceeds their sense of ethics...
I've heard rumors that there may be a few such people around...
Also, someone with a copy of this wouldn't necessarily even have to release it publicly to have a nice payday...
They could sell it to a wealthy Pratchett fan who'd pay a good sum to have it in their private collection...
Lord Jim wrote:... Maybe somebody whose desire to turn a quick buck and/or get themselves a splash of publicity exceeds their sense of ethics... I've heard rumors that there may be a few such people around...
Or someone could assume a pseudonym and get a publisher to print these "unknown" manuscripts. Who would know, being destroyed and all, right?
“In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among us, a greater sincerity.”
