I realize that Ishmael is a fiction, and although it is not fact, I believe that much of it is truth. Do you fully believe within yourself that what you wrote in Ishmael is truth? Categories: I Have a Question About Daniel Quinn, I Need Some Clarification|Tags: Ishmael, Quinn's Motivations| Read More
With the up-coming 2000 presidential election upon us, I was wondering how you feel about the whole thing. Personally I figured you’d be a man to vote for the voice of reason in this whole thing, Nader. It has clearly been shown by the continuously falling numbers in voters, which means the Democrats and Republicans alike are not doing their job. Most of us feel we’re not important to this country anymore and that our vote does not matter. Either way I understand that you do not condone this current system we have because eventually it will, and it will, collapse in a giant heap of rubble. But, where do you stand? Categories: I Have a Question About Daniel Quinn, I Have a Question On a Specific Subject|Tags: Beyond Civilization, Christian, Evolution, Political Correctness, Revolution, Technology| Read More
Okay, so you have grown up in this society that is ruled by mother culture’s values, and lived your whole life in it. How did you see the invisible questions and rules that Mother Culture tells you day after day, week after week, year after year, to write down in your books? What caused you to see these messages that are repeated so often that no one knows they’re there anymore? Categories: I Have a Question About Daniel Quinn, I Have a Question On a Specific Subject|Tags: Education, Political Correctness, Quinn's Motivations, Revolution, Technology| Read More
In Providence you mentioned the existence of prophetic dreams throughout your life. Do you consider yourself a modern-day prophet? If not, what do you consider yourself? Categories: I Have a Question About Daniel Quinn|Tags: Prophets, Quinn's Motivations| Read More
Do you vote? Many questions we’re asked to vote about involve questions of right or wrong. However, animists have values (such as, the world is a sacred place), and it seems that some questions we’re asked to vote affect the world in ways that may be either consistent or inconsistent with these values. Do you vote for candidates? Categories: I Have a Question About Daniel Quinn|Tags: Animism, Political Correctness, Quinn's Motivations| Read More
After having been enthusiastic when reading Ishmael, I am more and more wondering about your real goals. What do you look for? Increasing your community of Ishamel’s addicts (CONSUMERS), and by the way your OWN income? Why don’t you say anything regarding the real world events as WTO meeting is Seattle?? What do you do about that new Stalinist Way of getting huge wealth for a “happy?” few, by convincing the People of the World that they are going to get more and more civilized if they buy more and more American shit, and enjoy U.S. stupid Entertainment industry (including Ishmael’s fairy tales ???) Categories: I Have a Bone to Pick with You!, I Have a Question About Daniel Quinn|Tags: Political Correctness, Priorities, Quinn's Motivations, Website| Read More
What if you used your influence to encourage, arrange, or even supervise an experimental community which tries to live independently, in harmony with nature? Categories: I Have a Bone to Pick with You!, I Have a Question About Daniel Quinn, I Have a Question On a Specific Subject|Tags: Evolution, Political Correctness, Revolution| Read More
I was just wondering if you have a personal favorite of your books. Mine is The Story of B. Categories: Here's My Opinion; What's Yours?, I Have a Question About Daniel Quinn|Tags: Quinn's Motivations, Writing and Publishing| Read More
Has Marxism influenced your thinking in any way, and what is your opinion of it? Categories: I Have a Question About Daniel Quinn, I Have a Question On a Specific Subject|Tags: Anthropology, Education| Read More
How does it feel to know that your messages will not be heard by the people who need to hear it the most? People such as corporate chairmen, and other such positions of power. How does it also feel to know that some men will hear what you have to say, but will not understand what you are trying to say? How does it feel to know that some men will hear what you have to say, but will turn their backs for a higher ambition such as beating their competitors rather than helping out mother Earth, or will turn their backs simply because they don’t care? How do you deal with your obstacles? Categories: I Have a Question About Daniel Quinn, I Have a Question On a Specific Subject|Tags: Quinn's Motivations, Technology, Website| Read More
