Of course its by their fruits.
You actually want me equate C.S.Lewis with Bruce Willis? !! ?
Thats like you thinking that Jessie “The Body” is gonna carry a mini-gun into the Governors mansion and “not have time to bleed”. (I wouldn’t even begin to think that you would do that, by the way.)((You didn’t? Did you??))
Anything else you want to assume about me?
I never said that; I just think your statements were incredibly disparaging to anyone who would write fiction (or pursue acting) even in a recreational sense.
I'm an amateur writer myself, and while I do have a non-fiction work in-progress, I've got many more ideas for fiction than I'll ever have the time or energy to explore. Furthermore, I see storytelling is a good method for conveying philosophy; let's be realistic, how many people are going to be swayed in their opinions about trial/retrial from debating/arguing the situation? Not many at all, precisely because it is a non-issue underneath their radar. But a story about a guy who is snapped up by big-gov and tried, retried, and retried until he is a broken shell of a man (despite the 5th amendment), would raise far more awareness of the issue, while at the same time making the case for why multiple trials in the same issue is a bad idea. (BTW, I'm of the opinion that the 5th should eliminate virtually all mistrials, at least in possibly-capital cases, as the operative phrase is 'put in jeopardy', precisely because EACH trial has the possibility of ending the man's life.)
Also, you'll note that I picked The Screwtape Letters as the CS Lewis example, precisely because it's all about the fictional character deceiving the patient.
Thats like you thinking that Jessie “The Body” is gonna carry a mini-gun into the Governors mansion and “not have time to bleed”. (I wouldn’t even begin to think that you would do that, by the way.)((You didn’t? Did you??))
Um... what? I seriously don't understand what you're trying to say here.
Anything else you want to assume about me?
What assumptions have I really made? Be honest.