On 12/25/2012 5:59 PM, Alain wrote:

>
>> Sorry, I cannot follow all discussions here. But yes, the bible is a
>> very old
>> tale and a lot of it cannot be true. But are we not reading fantasy
>> novels? I
>> really prefer Raymond E. Feist.
>>
>> But I think, we are getting really OT now and should use an new thread
>> in the OT
>> section to discuss this issues.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Michael
>>
>>
> When you read, and enjoy, some fantasy novel, you know it's fiction and
> you wilignly suspend disbeleif to beter enjoy it.
>
> When to many peoples read the bible, they tend to take the text as "The
> Truth", even more thue than what they experience in dayly life, and tend
> to treat those who don't beleive the same as, at best, fools, and at
> worst, as some kind of criminaly perverted heretics. That's a big problem.
>
>
>
> Alain
Yep. Its fine if you can put the book down, and go back to reality. Its 
not so good, if you read some bit of absolute fiction, and then, try to 
apply it to the real world. Like, for example, Scientology, or Ayn Rand 
libertarianism.

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