[HPforGrownups] Re: What's in the locked room?

[Iggy McSnurd]

No: HPFGUIDX 89057

> Sylvia
> 
> 
> I would agree with vmonte that truth, as we experience it, is
> profoundly subjective.  This is because it is usually tainted with
> human emotions, ambitions, tunnel-vision and all the other things
> that make up the human condition.  If the locked room does contain
> truth, it would be a truth of utter purity, an ultimate truth.  I'm
> not at all sure what I mean by that, but I still prefer it to the
> much easier and obvious idea of Love, which is also, btw, a highly
> subjective emotion.
> 

Iggy here:

Yes, love is a highly subjective emotion.  All emotions are felt
differently by the person feeling them.  On the other hand, the
definition of what love IS can be more commonly agreed upon by everyone
as a whole.

Truth, on the other hand, is subjective even in its definition.  As I
stated in a recent post on this thread, and using religion as the most
prevalent example, what is the Truth to one religion is not the Truth
for another.

Love is an emotion, and influences how a person experiences and views
life itself.

Truth (with the big "T"), is not an emotion, it is a statement of the
very nature of reality.  It doesn't influence your life, it dictates
existence itself.


I feel that JKR would be making a BIG mistake if she had it be Truth,
since there would be too many people who would find fault with it, even
among her hard-core fans, since she would have to define it.  Love has a
common enough definition that she wouldn't have to define it, she would
simply have to describe how Harry and/or Voldemort experience it.  

If she didn't define what was behind the door (if it's not Love or Life)
but still tried to use it, it would be a let down, IMHO.  If she used
Truth, and tried to define it, it would cause a lot of conflict among
the readers.  (And only the Powers That Be know how the religious
fanatics would attack it if it wasn't in accordance to their own
religion's definition of Truth.  I think even some of the Pagan groups
would be pissed if it was something like the Christian definition, and
the Christians would still be pissed since their Truth doesn't allow for
fantastic beasts, human magery, potions, etc...)

Kneasey's idea of it being Life would work the same way as love, even
though Life isn't an emotion.  It is a common, and simple enough,
concept in definition that she would only need to describe how the pure
Life Force is experienced.

Which leads me to being at a 50/50 split on what I believe is behind the
door.  It's either Love, or Life.


Iggy McSnurd

(Who has given up on lurking here, since too many of the subjects lately
are sparking my interest.  Oh well...  *grin*)