"And you don't put stock in gods."
"We give credence only to that which we can prove exists. Since we cannot find evidence that gods, miracles, and other supernatural things are real, we do not trouble ourselves about them. If that were to change...then we would accept the new information and revise our position."
“It seems a cold world without something…more.”
“On the contrary,” said Oromis, “it is a better world. A place where we are responsible for our own actions, where we can be kind to one another because we want to and because it is the right thing to do instead of being frightened into behaving by the threat of divine punishment. I won’t tell you what to believe Eragon. It is far better to be taught to think critically and then be allowed to make your own decisions than to have someone else’s notions thrust upon you.”
~Christopher Paolini
Eldest
Are there any beliefs you had growing up that you dropped as an adult? Any ideas you thought about and reversed your opinion on?
first, i just wanted to say that i really enjoyed the paolini series and struggled to reconcile the fact that he was a mere TEEN when he wrote the first one!
ReplyDeleteas for beliefs that have changed through experience and age? as a kid, i thought teaching was such a great career because of summer vacation, grading papers, and writing on the chalkboard. now that i've been working in education for so long, those are some of the things i like LEAST. i have come to understand that the relationships i foster with my students and co-workers are more valuable than anything else. :)
Nat - It's amazing how young he was isn't it? And I completely agree about teaching. Grading papers has to be the most time-consuming, most frustrating, and most painful activities.
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