TRTR, Pt 2, C 2 "does there exist such a thing as mermaids, sar?"

[Mark Kohut]

"Words. They have to have a meaning."---Otto.
Yes?
 
Meaning only comes from the world, even in fiction. 
One writes fiction with beliefs. Sometimes those beliefs in a work of fiction are about metaphysical/religious stuff...
 
We often call it an author's 'vision'.

From: Jed Kelestron <jedkelestron at gmail.com>
To: Richard Ryan <himself at richardryan.com>
Cc: Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>; pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 12:12 AM
Subject: Re: TRTR, Pt 2, C 2 "does there exist such a thing as mermaids, sar?"


> If we think that Gaddis is an atheist and a materialist, how do we
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Because he's writing fiction. 
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