disappear because nobody believes it
Someone fears the story will be told around. The next line says it would vanish in disbelief, calmly, without saying it dies only outside the room.
It would vanish in disbelief.The Man from Earth · 2007 — Capítulo 5 de 10 · 2'29" · C1
No Way to Disprove John's Story, Explained: no way to disprove
Friends press an unbelievable story and ask why it is being told. One line says it would vanish in disbelief, and that belief would fade within a month. Later someone says "there's absolutely no way to disprove it." Training cannot close the case, so the last question is whose reality.
Qué pasa
In one room, friends ask why an unbelievable story is being told at all. The next line says it would vanish in disbelief, and a later line says even belief would not last a month. Someone then says there is no way for John to prove it and no way for the others to disprove it, so they might as well go with it. What follows is "Believing? Whose reality?"
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no way to disprove
impossible to prove the story false
A stretch of speech says there is no way for John to prove the story, then matches it with no way to disprove. It states a limit, not a side.
There's no way to disprove her account until somebody finds a record.
También en esta escena
- vanish in disbelief
disappear because nobody believes it
- grading his homework
only grading his homework
- playing the good cop
act gentle so the other person talks
- a crock
the whole thing is nonsense
- Dr. Freud
call someone Freud as a joke about psychoanalysis
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circulate through the group The story circulates; nobody is pacing the room.
A story that goes around the room.get someone to believe
Even if I could make you believe me, in a month, you wouldn't.concession clause: Even if grants belief now, then wouldn't cancels it later.
Even if I could make you believe me, in a month, you wouldn't.Stress wouldn't and let the earlier clause stay light.
Even if I could make you believe me, in a month, you wouldn't.label me a psychopath
Some of you would call me a psychopath, Others would be angry at a pointless joke.a joke with no point
Some of you would call me a psychopath, Others would be angry at a pointless joke.make someone endure an ordeal
Uh, I love you all, and I do not want to put you through anything.Make not clearer than do so the refusal stays firm.
Uh, I love you all, and I do not want to put you through anything.concessive clause: The whoever-clause keeps the goodbye, no matter which self is meant.
I think you've done that, whoever that self is.total nonsense, said crudely — For venting among friends; too crude for class or writing.
All right, I think this whole thing is just a crock!Gonna is already shortened; don't restore going to.
I should leave, but I'm gonna stay.what the whole thing really is
You know why? 'Cause I wanna see what this is all about.reach someone before they leave Not an arrest; he is stopped before leaving.
I'm glad I caught you.Let the t in caught lean into you instead of stopping.
I'm glad I caught you.lost one's grip — Casual talk about someone coming unglued, not for clinical or formal settings.
Someone mentioned that you were leaving- Called you, told you that I've lost it.heading somewhere unplanned
Glad you're here. Things are going in unexpected directions.that is what I was told
Yes, so I hear.intro psychology course — Campus shorthand for a course; spell it out in a formal introduction.
I'm in your Tuesday psych 1 class, Dr. Gruber.beyond what one could picture
Ah, well, this lesson may be something I could not have imagined.relative clause: The words after something define the lesson as one he could not picture.
Ah, well, this lesson may be something I could not have imagined.worried on your behalf
I regret being so obvious about this, John, but these people are all very concerned for you.wish clause: Wish plus the past perfect marks regret about missing the start.
I really wish I'd been here from the beginning.not possible by any means
There's absolutely no way in the whole world for John to prove this story to us,Keep for and to small so disprove can take the weight.
just like there's no way for us to disprove it.however outrageous it seems
No matter how outrageous we think it is, no matter how highly trained some of us think we are, there's absolutely no way to disprove it.concessive clause: However outrageous the story feels, the conclusion still stands.
No matter how outrageous we think it is, no matter how highly trained some of us think we are, there's absolutely no way to disprove it.an insane person, informally — An offhand insult; don't say it to someone's face in a serious talk.
Our friend is either a caveman, a liar, or a nut.accept it for now and continue
So while we're thinking about that, why don't we just go with it?shock someone into belief
I mean, hell, who knows, he might jolt us into believing him, or we might jolt him back to reality.back to the real world Reality is treated as a place he has wandered from.
I mean, hell, who knows, he might jolt us into believing him, or we might jolt him back to reality.a mild swear of frustration — A small burst of frustration among friends, not for polite company.
I mean, hell, who knows, he might jolt us into believing him, or we might jolt him back to reality.No Way to Disprove John's Story, explicado
What's really going on
What to do with a story that will not settle is the whole argument. Someone says, "It would vanish in disbelief." A goodbye shows up in the words "As yourself." One line expects anger at a pointless joke, and the next says some people are angry now. After "Easy, Edith" and grading homework, Dan is named: "You're playing the good cop." Concern is said outright, and the answer is "Yes, I'm cutting out paper dinosaurs," which does not pick up the story. A longer speech says there is no way for John to prove it, "just like there's no way for us to disprove it," however outrageous it seems. Three labels follow: a caveman, a liar, or a nut. Then comes the suggestion to go with it, in case the room is jolted into belief or he is jolted back. The last line asks, "Whose reality?"
Theme
PhilosophyAn outrageous story is called impossible to prove or disprove, and the room is asked whose reality counts.
IdentityGoodbye is tied to "As yourself," three labels get offered, and the last word is whose reality.
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- you wouldn't — Stress wouldn't and let the earlier clause stay light.
- do not — Make not clearer than do so the refusal stays firm.
- gonna stay — Gonna is already shortened; don't restore going to.
- caught you — Let the t in caught lean into you instead of stopping.
Even if I could make you believe me, in a month, you wouldn't.Belief is only temporary. The line says that even if the room believes today, it still would not believe in a month.
'Cause I wanted to say good-bye- As yourself.The line links a goodbye to the words As yourself. It does not say which self, only that the leaving is put that way.
I think you've done that, whoever that self is.The goodbye is treated as already given. The self is left open: whoever that is, the leaving itself has been said.
Yes, I'm cutting out paper dinosaurs.Concern gets a yes, then a paper craft. The line meets the worry with an absurd agreement and does not take up the story or admit that anything is wrong.
No matter how outrageous we think it is, no matter how highly trained some of us think we are, there's absolutely no way to disprove it.Neither shock nor credentials help. However outrageous the story feels, and however trained the listeners are, it still cannot be disproved.
I mean, hell, who knows, he might jolt us into believing him, or we might jolt him back to reality.Both endings stay open. He might jolt the room into belief, or the room might jolt him back to reality. The line does not choose which.
Preguntas sobre esta escena
Why would the story vanish outside the room?
A line says they might leave and tell everybody. The next line is "It would vanish in disbelief." After that, it is "A story that goes around the room," then "No credibility." The vanish line itself does not say the story dies only outside the door.
Why can't the group disprove the story?
The speech says there is no way in the whole world for John to prove it, and no way for the others to disprove it. Outrage and training do not change that. What remains is three labels: a caveman, a liar, or a nut.
Why does someone say to go with it?
While they are still thinking, the speech says they might as well go with it. He might jolt them into believing him, or they might jolt him back to reality.
What is the paper dinosaurs line answering?
It answers the concern just before it: "these people are all very concerned for you." The next line is "Yes, I'm cutting out paper dinosaurs." It meets that line with a silly craft and does not take up the story.
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