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How do you scratch a whole lottery? Does it contain a clowder of angry cats? |
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HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE. |
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"Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little" |
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YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES. |
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"So we can believe the big ones?" |
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YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING. |
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-Terry Pratchett, Hogfather |
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(with that in mind, I see no harm in spending a little bit on the lottery - for practice). |
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I love Pratchett, but I never read that one. That excerpt is absolutely awesome. |
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For reals? It's a Christmas Classic! |
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Obviously the mocking voice will not actually convert the human user to rationality. It merely acts to test their faith and strengthen their stupidity in the face of mathematics |
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