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Looking back on class this week i was also reminded of what we said the first day of class, "there is no truth, there is nothing absolute." I think we came to an agreement that this statement isn't true, or atleast incomplete. It seems that there are things that are true seperate from our perception of them, but we are unable to describe what those things are without bringing our own subjective perception. The next closet thing to those "true" obejects are our feelings. Yes feelings are fleeting but how long a feeling linger doesn't correalate to its validity. Remebering that we have way more then five senses, I see the story teller as a compiler of our multiple senses into one "coherent" reaction or feeling. So when i meet someone and immediately don't like that person, it might very well be because something is wrong with this person, something that i might not be able to put my finger but still something real for me. I think that function of the storyteller is showcased by its ability to update stories while keeping them consistent. If we couldn't remember how we felt when we first met someone then it would be horribly difficult to remember others or unique things about our environment. I also think that their is a dividing line between reacting to actions and reacting to statements. If someone says something innappropiate then you may think about them differently but unless you see a behavior that supports what they said chances are you won't feel any different about them.