Themes
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Re: Themes
" . . .the idea of "survival of the strongest" whether due to disease, access to resources, or war". This is an interesting idea expressed in this book to explain the weeding out of the weak to make a population stronger.
"I found many of the ideas and themes to be fairly complex, but well explained." I agree with this statement.
: . . .changing the past to change the future". I like how this story included this idea.
" I found the theory of an alien "soul" living in us" a very interesting concept. " I agree with this statement.
The above are a number of statements that I found in prior posts that I agree with and find very interesting.
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I think that questioning old theories can be a good thing because they should stand up to scrutiny if they are strong to begin with. I believe that we have way too many theories out there that are just taught and taken as fact when they have never really been proven. We as a species tend to fall into groupthink way too easy at times because of social pressures and the like. Truth is often difficult to find and admit to in our experiences in this day and age.Sarah G wrote:The part with the Black Death having concious thoughts for me was a bit too much for me. I think this is because it's one of the concepts I actually know well.
However the section about changing the past was more agreeable because I didn't know as much about the subject to now of any arguments against it.
I did like that fact the book questioned old theories in a way. It made a lot more interesting compared to other similar books.
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for Thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. ~ Psalms 4:8
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