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Why do people believe that Beowulf is fiction?
#11
RE: Why do people believe that Beowulf is fiction?
How many books do you read, that have a disclaimer that it is fiction or non-fiction? 

I would also disagree, if you are implying that fiction or non-fiction; is to be determined by the contents, and whether or not you find them plausible.  You might be skeptical about the moon landing or believe that Russia had the NRA build a death ray for $2,500, however your subjective opinion doesn't determine the objective truth.
It is said that an argument is what convinces reasonable men and a proof is what it takes to convince even an unreasonable man.  - Alexander Vilenkin
If I am shown my error, I will be the first to throw my books into the fire.  - Martin Luther
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#12
RE: Why do people believe that Beowulf is fiction?
(June 4, 2018 at 1:52 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: How many books do you read, that have a disclaimer that it is fiction or non-fiction? 

You mean that bit about "no character living or dead"? Bunches.
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#13
RE: Why do people believe that Beowulf is fiction?
(June 4, 2018 at 12:34 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:
(June 4, 2018 at 12:16 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: How can you not get this?  Beowulf is fiction because Jesus didn't write it. C'mon.

Boru

You mean "God didn't write it and pass it along to Jesus to give to us in a non-oral format so that there wouldn't be any danger of miscommunication of the literal Word of God."  Right?

JESUS WROTE THE BIBLE, BITCH!!!

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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#14
RE: Why do people believe that Beowulf is fiction?
I believe mythologies as far they point to eternal truths....and when they do, I believe in the particular instances as well depending on how well mixed it is with proving the Eternal Wisdom.
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#15
RE: Why do people believe that Beowulf is fiction?
mmmmmm....cake.
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!
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#16
RE: Why do people believe that Beowulf is fiction?
^I don't like cake too sweet too much sugar.
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#17
RE: Why do people believe that Beowulf is fiction?
(June 4, 2018 at 1:52 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: How many books do you read, that have a disclaimer that it is fiction or non-fiction?

That's a good point, but usually when the dragons, sea serpents, and/or talking animals show up, I can conclude that it's at least partially fictional.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
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#18
RE: Why do people believe that Beowulf is fiction?
Yeah...but if it has even more dragons and talking animals..that must mean it;s even truthier, right?  Wink
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!
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RE: Why do people believe that Beowulf is fiction?
(June 4, 2018 at 9:40 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Angelina Jolie's tail was real, that's a fact.

Angelina jolie is a no tail.






You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.

Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.




 








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RE: Why do people believe that Beowulf is fiction?
(June 4, 2018 at 2:43 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote:
(June 4, 2018 at 1:52 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: How many books do you read, that have a disclaimer that it is fiction or non-fiction?

That's a good point, but usually when the dragons, sea serpents, and/or talking animals show up, I can conclude that it's at least partially fictional.

Really, I've seen dragons and sea serpents on the discovery channel and in science books.   I've also heard animals that can talk such as parrots, or through sign language such as Gorillas.  

Do you dismiss a priori these things that I have seen as fiction?   I suppose that some people do dismiss the moon landing and the holocaust; from what I gather it was mostly based on incredulity.   Do you agree with them as well (or I assume at least justify their method)?
It is said that an argument is what convinces reasonable men and a proof is what it takes to convince even an unreasonable man.  - Alexander Vilenkin
If I am shown my error, I will be the first to throw my books into the fire.  - Martin Luther
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