Life of Pi Flashcards
1
Q
story 1
A
the ship sinks, Pi board the lifeboat with a tiger, a hyena, an orangutan and a zebra. hyena kills the orangutan and zebra, the tiger kills the hyena
2
Q
story 2
A
the ship sinks, Pi boards the lifeboat with his mother, the cook and the happy Buddhist. the cook kills the Buddhist and his mother, Pi kills and eats the cook
3
Q
what do these 2 stories have to do with belief in God?
A
we can think of religion as being story 1 and atheism as being story 2. religion gives us purpose and meaning and has a happier ending whereas story 2 is much harsher yet more realistic and viable.
Religion is a much easier and better story
