Agree: Are there not two words in German for "history"?
One word refers to real history and another word refers to myth-history.
The two words give provision to the idea that something can be truthful
without being accurate. --- Like the actor who tells a lie to speak a
greater truth.
However- I have to balk at Bill's induction that Judeo-Christianity
believes the creation story is accurate. Your statement would be more
truthful if you said "some denominations of Judaism and Christainity".
There are many biblical scholars and entire denominations who value the
stories only because of their meaning- not because of their accuracy.
Bill and David: It sounds like, from your last two posts, that you are
both on the same side. The arguement sounds like it comes down to a
language issue.
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