They do not see their parents as all-knowing or all-powerful, and often have a great deal of emotional energy wrapped up in relationships outside the family.
You can sense the old soul smiling at you hidden behind that all-knowing look in his eyes.
Yet not all sorcerers are elderly, all-knowing or even competent.
The ethical affinities of pragmatism spring from the perception that all knowing is referred to a purpose.
It emphasizes still more than pragmatism the personal aspect of all knowing and its contribution to the "making of reality" which necessarily accompanies the making of truth.