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Originally posted by QuasiMojo
Secret Method-
What thee Hell are you talking about? I think that you are more than a little out of line for suggesting that I am insulting someones religion for offering the title of a novel that deals with this interesting subject.
I suppose if someone wanted to learn more about Christianity you wouldn't want the Bible to be referred to. (yes, there are some who would consider THAT to be a work of fiction.
Your attack on my post, good sir, is unwarranted and I would appreciate an immediate retraction!
/righteous
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Sorry, I guess my wording was harsher than I intended it to be. However, the Bible, even if some consider it a work of fiction, is a different circumstance than the one you suggested.
The Bible is not considered a work of fiction by those who believe in it and therefore is a completely justifiable suggestion regarding information about Christianity. However, fictional books by Philip K. Dick, last I checked, were not part of Gnostic sacred scripture
Thus, the comparison is invalid. If I'm wrong, and Gnostics have held the writings of Philip K. Dick to be sacred, or at least consider his writings to be truly representative of Gnosticism as a whole, then please correct me and I'll gladly recant my opinion.
Nonetheless, sorry, I didn't mean to imply that YOU were insulting religions per se, only that I'm noticing a disturbing trend in which fictional works are being taken as fact regarding religion, much like history is rewritten many times simply by multiple embellished movies on a topic. This is something that is not uncommon.