RE: What distinguishes a fantasy book from the bible?
July 31, 2011 at 4:16 pm
(This post was last modified: July 31, 2011 at 4:23 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
You do not see it because you do not wish to see it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
Are you seriously trying to sell the idea that science can have nothing to say on a book like bible, or The Chronicles of Narnia?
Let's say that I am told to sit down, with three texts, 2 of which have talking animals( Bible, Narnia) 1 of which does not (Garden Insects of North America), and I wouldn't be able to make at least 1 classification between them, based on the body of scientific evidence available to me? I could not say that the bible belongs to a group of texts with talking animals, and that talking animals do not appear to exist. Could I not give this type of writing a header...say......Fiction?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
Are you seriously trying to sell the idea that science can have nothing to say on a book like bible, or The Chronicles of Narnia?
Let's say that I am told to sit down, with three texts, 2 of which have talking animals( Bible, Narnia) 1 of which does not (Garden Insects of North America), and I wouldn't be able to make at least 1 classification between them, based on the body of scientific evidence available to me? I could not say that the bible belongs to a group of texts with talking animals, and that talking animals do not appear to exist. Could I not give this type of writing a header...say......Fiction?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
