Is there nothing new under the sun?
all stories seem to be re-hashes or blended versions of other stories, all philosophies blended parts from other philosophies. is it even possible to write anything that doesn't sound like something else that has already been made put in a blender with other things? and if that is the case, why do people get bent out of shape when one thing sounds like another? with the preview of my Novel I was told that it sounded exactly like "Metropolis" which was an anime inspired by the silent film of the same name. (Which according to wikipedia said it's plot was "Naievete") but in the long run, mine doesn't sound anything like it, according to the quick notes of the movie and I think the person I was chatting with was just being a Witch.
But I don't have the desire or care to watch it, and I haven't already, and I don't want it to be a shaping factor in my ideas. Which begs the question. Even if a work is unoriginal, but inspired, does it count as Original thought? Or is Original thought not possible at all and I shouldn't care? Either that it's unoriginal or what random critics who haven't read the whole thing think?
Nothing New
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Original Thoughts Possible
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