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Why do we talk about the characters as if they were real? But then, why not?
Is it cold in here?:
Quote from Leibniz:
"This world may be a dream. And existence may be an illusion. But to me, this dream or illusions is real enough if by using reason well we are never deceived by it".
So by that standard the QC universe is real until cats start changing sex spontaneously.
SleeperCylon:
It's hard to get into such a character driven storyline with likable characters without suspending disbelief and thinking of them as real people.
Is it cold in here?:
Yes, from willing suspension of disbelief to eager suspension of disbelief.
It seems to be that there's also a kind of shorthand involved. It takes too long to say "a real woman who acts the same way the fictional character Dora has been portrayed as acting in several online cartoons would be said to be acting out of emotional insecurity" when we can just say "Dora is insecure". People can have attributes like black hair or insecurity without actually existing.
GenericName:
So "I'd hit that" is our shorthand for "A real woman who acts and looks the same way as the fictional character Dora has been portrayed as acting and looking in the most recent strip or several strips would be in serious danger of spontaneous humping by me"?
I can see why we use it.
Doug S. Machina:
Interesting topic, this.
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 03 Jun 2008, 19:17 ---People can have attributes like black hair or insecurity without actually existing.
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This made me think, "Just because I don't exist doesn't mean I don't have feelings!"
Jeph: "How are you phoning me, Hannelore?"
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