1. A person rates a story based upon the truth it holds for him.
2. As he is exposed to more truth, his capacity to find truth expands; he becomes more "sophisticated."
3. As the person becomes more sophisticated, the lower he rates stories of lesser truth.
4. And the more diligently he seeks stories of higher truth. This drive must be satified, else he become snobbish.
5. The higher the truth, the more irrelevant the plot, and the more relevant the character. Art transends genre, because genre is plot-based.
6. Therefore, the degree of truth determines the size of the market.
7. Truth is found through the objective study of subject matter.
Whenever we talk about truth, the temptation is to go with our opinions rather than the facts. Sometimes distinguishing between them can be difficult, especially in areas of strongly held beliefs and other abstract or intangible concepts. I also want to put forward the thought that there is one truth that can be found through a sort of scientific process, whether you believe in God or science or both.
The bottom line is that fiction which is truthful to the deepest levels of reality holds the widest appeal (largest audience) and greatest value (money) for longest time (stability). Can fiction survive on the opposite?
