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you've all got to understand that the bible is a collection of stories written down from oral history.
/irresistible overkill
yes, some of the bible is myth... my understanding of biblical context leads me to believe that it wasn't intended to be anything else. for instance, the genesis myth doesn't really seem to speak to the actual mechanics of how the universe was created... but it does address it's purpose and creator.
for those who have read C.S. Lewis, you may have run across his "true myth" arguments. i'm unsure if he made that argument first or even best, but i found the idea compelling.
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If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
~ Winston Churchill
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