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Originally Posted by Ransom
You know, it's really pointless to converse with such a thoughtless human. The purpose of all literature is the same as non-fiction obviously—to convey information, and therefore to learn, whether it be about the uses of the various parts of the sperm whale in Moby Dick, or to gain insight into the motives of a murderous mindset as in Father Brown. It is not to sit and look at all the pretty words, which seems to be your only motive for picking up a book. If you aren't picking up a book to learn, then don't bother reading at all. You're just wasting your time just as you've wasting my time throughout this thread.
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Which demonstrates my point - the purpose of literature is no more restricted to the conveying of information than the purpose of painting is restricted to conveying information about what, for example, sunflowers look like, or the purpose of music is to covey information about what, for example, a bassoon sounds like. Your promise, which you broke subsequently, to take no further part in this thread is to be welcomed.