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From: pmd@cbscc.UUCP (Paul Dubuc)
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Subject: Re: Re. Bishop Ussher and the age of the earth,etc.
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Date: Fri, 15-Mar-85 14:45:17 EST
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{Padraig Houlahan:}

>OK. I understand now.  When the bible says that the earth is flat then 
>the 'literal' interpretation is the earth only appeared to be flat.
>And when the bible says that Jesus was the Son of God, the
>'literal' interpretation is that He only APPEARED to be the Son of God.

>Sounds reasonable to me.

A real literary critic we have here, implying perspectival statements
must be interpreted in the same sense as statements of identity.  If the
subject of your mockery wasn't the Bible your foolishness might be more
apparent to you.  I suppose you never speak of the sunset as such?  And
when you drive into a gas station asking directions you want them in
stellar coordinates.  Either that or, for consistency's sake, you only
claim to *appear* to be Padraig Houlahan.  Ken Arndt is making a lot
more sense than you, fella (Maybe you should be worried? :-)).
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Paul Dubuc (not DuBois) 	cbscc!pmd