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Message 151 of 185 (429982)
10-22-2007 10:25 PM
Reply to: Message 113 by Phat
10-21-2007 5:25 PM


Re: on the historical Jesus.
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We agree with Harry Potter because the story empowers humanity.
We agree with Harry Potter because it provides the strong message that we need each other, and that life is sometimes about making difficult choices, all of which will be bad for somebody. It teaches that we will make mistakes, and that loss is a part of life, and so is cruelty. It tells us that you don't have to be the most talented, the smartest, the nicest, or the richest person in the world to do great things, and that the choice to be selfless and to sacrifice are often what separate good people from bad.
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We tend to disagree with Biblical Literalism because it makes us imperfect.
No, we tend to disagree with Biblical Literalism because it makes no sense most of the time, since the Bible wasn't written by people who meant for the books to be taken literally.

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