12Jun/080
On Facts and Reason
"Facts and reason alone do not stand a chance against a story because both depend on story for their power. It is naive to think one has arrived at one's views and values solely through unbiased consideration of objective data. Data are never objective because they are always gathered by story-breathing human subjects. All facts are inert and useless until they have been interpreted, integrated into this narrative or that."
From Daniel Taylor's "Tell Me a Story: The Life-Shaping Power of Our Stories" (Bog Walk Press, Page 80)
