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I feel like this whole week I have just been confused. When we talked about Truth vs. truth and about fantasy vs. reality.  With truth I thought that there are not truth only inconsistent ideas or maybe it's just that there are no facts.   I guess its just hearing that you can't rely on one idea because there could be a better one out there. And maybe that is our goal in life, to just understand what is around us and live.  I know we have been saying that life is randomly made and is not being lead to some ultimate perfection but what about making your own goal in life. For some it is just to be noticed or be remembered forever through history, for others maybe just having a family and being happy.  For myself I haven't figured out my ulitmate goal in life, right now it's just to get through college and live my life, instead of being scared of death.  I guess truths are not facts but they are some statement or words that mean something to someone or a way to keep moving forward to explore. For fantasy vs. reality I'll just keep pondering the differences and try to figure out how you can tell the difference or even if there is one.  Well I actually know there is a difference but maybe a very small one.  Fiction I think falls in between fantasy and reality.  See with some fantasy books authors base characters on people who lived or societies that made mistakes as warnings to us all to be careful with what we pursue or create.  I mean I like to believe in mythological creatures but maybe not Harry Potter.  I just can't see how people obsess over magic and wands and nonexistent characters when there are other "real" things to obsess about. For me it's the mountains at home in Colorado. I miss them and love how you walk up a mountain and hear the sounds of nature around you.  I guess believing in fantasy is okay as long as it doesn't take over your life, which is about where I fell out of the discussion on Thursday.  I hope we can explore this topic more so that I can put a stop to my confusion.