The scary thing is: It's not really fantasy.

[David]

No, it's not about young people getting drunk and having sex. It's a humorous story about growing up. It's about a young freshman from Iowa, and his first few days at Mountebank University, with the moto "Today's Students are Tomorrow's Leaders". Oops. Maybe it's a horror story. Bill Smith's new dorm room doesn't even have a door. Here's a sample:

“Correct,” the professor replied. “Other people are the problem with finding truth. You can’t ever find anything out for sure as long as there are other people around. No matter what topic you choose, you can always find people who argue both sides. What does this mean? Nothing can be said with certainty. There is no absolute truth. The only thing that you can get everybody to agree on is that there is nothing that you can get everybody to agree on…”

Oooohhh. That sounded important too. I scribbled furiously.

“…therefore, philosophy cannot possibly be regarded as the search for truth. There is no truth, so how could you search for it? The best that we can hope for out of philosophy is to define who can argue their case most effectively. What does this mean? Hands?”

Hands once again flew into the air. Doctor Conwell pointed. An eager student responded. “Truth changes depending upon who is arguing effectively for their point of view.”

“Close enough,” Doctor Conwell said with a satisfied tone. “Truth is a temporary thing, a convenience of the moment. It depends on who debates the issue. The issue of what is true and what is not true is really an issue of the people discussing the issue, who gives the best reasoning. Philosophy is a science of determining who is the smartest. We who have dedicated our lives to philosophy continually have to put up with the rantings of those who obviously cannot understand our point of view. And there are lots of these people around. From your reading, what is the problem with being a genius?”

More hands furtively pawed for attention. Doctor Conwell selected one. “The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limitations.”