From: | Andreas Johansson <andjo@...> |
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Date: | Sunday, June 13, 2004, 8:33 |
Quoting Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>:> There was something else about it that made "past"="front" and > "future"="back", but it mostly seemed to have to do with the idea that > you can *see* (=remember) the past, as if it's in front of you; you > *can't* see the future, so it's like something behind you that's > sneaking up on you.This is exactly the "Trollish perception of time" I spoke of - the Trolls of Pratchett's Discworld sees time this way. Andreas
Sally Caves <scaves@...> | future past |
John Cowan <cowan@...> |