![]() ![]() Narrator: Anyone unable to understand how a useful religion can be founded on lies will not understand this book either. Basically, Bokononists are aware that all the principles and mythology of Bokononism are basically stuff that Bokonon made up because he thought it sounded nice, but they continue to wholeheartedly believe and practice it because it gives them comfort and makes them better people. ![]() ![]() In Cat's Cradle, the religion of Bokononism is essentially built around doing this for the sake of being a better person the Book of Bokonon preaches that one should "live by the foma that make you brave and kind and healthy and happy".In reality, almost everyone else in his world is actually exactly as narrow-minded as they come across. and he quite incorrectly assumes that everyone else is smart enough to pull off the same kind of dual reality. Instead, he actively chose to believe in two simultaneous realities. His solution is to never lie, a lie would eventually be discovered. He is truly a heretic, but he is also a priest in a society hellbent on sniffing out all heretics and burying them alive. In BlÄ Tornet, the protagonist survives through his youth by developing this mindset.
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