tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post114306146892587344..comments2023-08-10T16:06:35.452+01:00Comments on Scholar's Blog: Philosophical QuestionMichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1143094098650332082006-03-23T06:08:00.000+00:002006-03-23T06:08:00.000+00:00Indeed - but it must be a long and difficult proce...Indeed - but it must be a long and difficult process, particularly if like Kheda (or like a priest who's lost his faith), one is obliged to continue living "a lie" so to speak. Kheda, as the Chazen Warlord, must go on reading the portents for his people, but he no longer really believes in what he's doing. It can't be easy to live with or deal with that - nor with the loss of your lifetime's beliefs - Kheda is a grown man, and although McKenna doens't specify his age, I'm guessing he's in his 30s at least. He's been brought up, as the eldest son of the Warlord (and therefore likeliest to inherit his father's title), to believe with his whole heart and being yet now he's full of doubts and uncertainities. I can't recall if he actually topples over into outright disbelief in what he's required to do - but I'm in the process of re-reading the series, so I'll have an answer for that in due course, but it's clear that he's struggling mightily with these issues.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1143080105238233342006-03-23T02:15:00.000+00:002006-03-23T02:15:00.000+00:00To answer your initial question: You change belief...To answer your initial question: You change belief systems, I guess.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.com