Having Some Faith in the Grey Matter
A review of Ian McEwan's Saturday.
"What is truth?" Pilate asked Jesus. Jesus said: "the truth will set you free". In a society with many different belief systems, can there be just one 'Truth'? Do we each have our own 'truth'? Explore why truth matters and how we can know it.
A review of Ian McEwan's Saturday.
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