(May 14, 2011 at 12:24 am)Cinjin Cain Wrote:(May 13, 2011 at 11:08 pm)coffeeveritas Wrote: The story is written with a ridiculous amount of detail for a mythological account. There are way more locations, people, times, and other details about the setting than any Greco-Roman myth. So apparently the author wanted the story to be believed as fact.
One could argue that Lord or the Rings and the Harry Potter Series have a ridiculous amount of detail in them and they are KNOWN to be mythological.
EDIT: Spelling error
Yes, both of those being modern fiction. I guess you could put forward the idea of an ancient J.K. Rowling, but the kind of modern fiction you're talking about has thousands of years of developements in writing conventions behind it. I haven't seen an example of Greco-Roman myth with the same level of detail, but I would be interested if you did.
Did I misspell something or did you? I wrote this thing fast and loose so I'd be thrilled if it didn't have a million errors!
(May 14, 2011 at 12:30 am)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:Wow, are you also questioning the historicity of Paul? You are a skeptic among skeptics my friend.
Thank you.
Now. I just spent 25 minutes typing out a reply only to lose it to some computer glitch. Before I waste any more time I will ask you for an honest answer.
Are you really interesting in having the story you have been told challenged or would I just be wasting more of my time?
Oh man, losing a post sucks. Anyway, in regards to your question, I am like Doctor House, from the hit show House. I like to bounce my ideas off of random people, and if they're stupid I like for them to be shot down. It's part of my process of figuring things out; I'm basically just thinking out loud. If my ideas are just glaringly wrong in some way I would much rather someone point it out so I can come up better ones.
So yes, I would like to hear a counter-argument, but you can just give me the cliff notes if you don't want to spend another 20 minutes.
Thanks guys!
