At 03:14 10.12.1998 EST, you wrote:
><< Terry Prattchet so "cynical"? He usually seems to be ironically
optimistic.
>
> Taken out of context, I realize this seems pretty cynical, which was not
>Pratchett's intent. The idea was that because people beleive in justice and
>mercy, justice and mercy exsist. Beleiving in Santa Claus is practice for
>this.
> -Mac Hume
Wow, I must say I didn't catch this intent but it sounds logical.
This is already Terry Pratchett.
Thanks for the explaining!
Jitka
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