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Mr S said:In any case, don't you agree that affirming that one possesses such a perfect document hinders the capacity for thinking freely?
rocketman said:Yes I agree. If they are never allowed to revisit their interpretation at a later date.
Mr S said:Including the interpretation that the Bible is not perfect, contains error, etc.?
That's a pretty gigantic 'exception', don't you think? A whole lot of free, rational discourse becomes 'off limits' as soon as you insist upon this 'exception'.I suppose that would be the exception.
Imagine if I were to restrict my thinking on the spiritual and ethical lessons of Moby Dick in a similar way: oh, I'm open to any interpretation at all, as long as it's consistent with Moby Dick being a perfect book, unrevisable and universally applicable as a standard for all human conduct.
Do you agree or disagree that affirming that one possesses such a perfect document hinders the capacity for thinking freely?