In Book Three of Plato’s Republic, they talk about how a narrative imitates actual events. They tell you what life was like at certain events. The author or the poet didn’t have to be there during the period of which they are portraying but there is still a power to what they are saying.
Isn’t it the same with science? Scientists use science to make claims about events that they weren’t really at. People will just initially accept it as truth. This gives science the ability to capture men’s souls the same way narratives do.
All of this freaks me out a bit with Al Gore’s new documentary, An Inconvenient Truth. I have heard scientists on each side make a case for and against global warming. I have a feeling Al Gore will be able to bring a lot of people over to his side. He has the power of the narrative movie and the power of science on his side.
