zwol ([identity profile] zwol.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] ciphergoth 2009-01-09 06:14 pm (UTC)

Certainly that's a valid stance. I think I may have left a bit out of the "hurl book with great force" assertion -- that was meant to characterise the response of readers with priors inclined to belief, ones who aren't comfortable writing such experiences off as down to wonky brain chemistry or whatever. It matters because if you're writing to persuade, you need to avoid that kind of reaction especially from people with priors that don't match your own.

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