The Truth by Wilde

[Sculli]

I received X Out of Wonderland for xmas, and while it's an awesome book, one thing irked me about it.

A truth ceases to be true when more than one person believes it.

This quote by Oscar Wilde is printed on one of the first pages before the book actually starts.
Now, I am not much for poetry, but no matter which way I look at that statement, it's simply not true. There are some universally accepted truths, that are true no matter how many or few people believe in it.
Since there is clearly a case in which Wilde's statement is false, the statement as a whole is false.
More importantly, since I would consider myself to be the target audience for X Out of Wonderland, I just can't imagine why they put that quote on the first page. To me that was an instant turn off, it was like "Ahh. bullshit!".

 

[Rones]

Yep, that is a poor quote to use. I've seen stuff like that in other books and games. They try to present it elegantly, but when you stop and think about it rationally, it is logically wrong.

 

[Myrrh]

Exactly!

The truth about that statment is false because more then one person would beleive its True. jk
That quote is a bit stupid and moronic tho.
It reminds me of alot of things my teachers would say that were wrong and i'd start laughing, then correct them and get in trouble for "contradicting them".

 

[Halifirien]

I tend to think of it as more "personal revelation" than truth. Your personal epiphanies have great power, and that power is often diluted and lost when you try to share them with other people. There are some things which should simply remain unspoken.

 

[Tenkax]

The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.

-Steven Wright-

 

[Dejavu]

If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
Quentin Crisp