Is The Poisonwood Bible fiction? Are the Beowulf characters Christian? Is "Alice in Wonderland" a fairy tale? Was the story of Beowulf spread by the Christian Church? Are folktales real? Do fables have to have animals? Is Ramayana considered a holy story?
Is Harry Potter considered science fiction? Is "The Hunger Games" science fiction? Is "A Wrinkle in Time" science fiction? Is science fiction real? Is "The Host" science fiction? Is "Game of Thrones" science fiction? Is the Bible science fiction?
And if all of that could indisputably and unquestionably be verified as historical fiction, if it could be undeniably proven that the Bible is a myth, then you know what I would do? I would shrug my shoulders, and continue living as I have been. Even if the Bible is a myth, the trut...
Most Christians fail to comprehend the implications of the belief system they embrace. Much of what they ‘ know’ about their religion is a highly sanitized version that is promoted by their priests and pastors. Few bother to read and understand what is written in the Bible or think critical...
is widely considered to be a biblical allegory. Each character is symbolic of a biblical character or a Christian ideal. Most notably, the Lion present in the title is thought to be an allegorical Christ character and symbolic of the mystical power that he held. The witch, by contrast, is...
The filmThe Matrixcan be considered an allegory in the sense that it uses a hidden story to convey deeper meanings and themes. On the surface, the film is about a man named Neo who discovers that the world he knows is actually a simulation created by machines to control humanity. However...
Time marched on for my brother and me. I went through elementary school, high school, and eventually to college. In an ancient history class, I learned more than history; I learned about atheism directly from an atheistic professor. He made sense to me as I considered the contradiction of ...
is bound to load the dice to the extent that an alternative view cannot be fairly considered (Rind2002). I will argue that conventional opinion is overly privileged by Scruton (and, by extension, Malón) and that his resort to “persuasive definitions” (Stevenson1963) compounds the problem....
As I have always considered myself a non- believer I find the inclusion of Atheism odd. Not only should you declare your beliefs but also your lack of belief. Why ? Perhaps you can enlighten me as I find this need to know mylack of belief intrusive. ...
Joseph Smith, Senior, and his son, Joseph, were in particular, considered entirely destitute of moral character, and addicted to vicious habits." E.D. Howe, Mormonism Unvailed, Zanesville, Ohio, 1834, p. 261There are no contemporaneous quotations supporting the character of Joseph Smith or ...