Posts Tagged "The Power Of Honesty"

The Power Of Honesty

Posted by on Jul 7, 2010 in Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog | 5 comments

I have a confession: I like soap operas.  Not all, but a couple.  I’ve been following their story lines for years.  At the end of almost every weekday, I indulge myself by watching the day’s episode online.  It seems like a perfect mindless wasy to unwind.  I jokingly tell friends, “Whatever’s going on in my life, it will pale in comparison to the drama these characters invoke in their lives.”  I know it’s TV.  I know it’s not real.  Yet the philosopher in me is fascinated by how years of television can operate off of two basic axioms: (1) I can make so-and-so love me;...

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