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Originally Posted by Skepticologist  I've read Campbell pretty extensively since I was introduced to him by Bill Moyers' PBS series in 1987, and I don't recall his having claimed that any of the myths he analyzed were literally true. | So the bible only has snippets of value?
I agree whole heartedly regarding the literal truth of the Bible ...some bits and pieces may or may not be historically accurate. For me it's not even worth debating. But I can't help seeing value in the metaphors found within the Bible?
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