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To: editor-surveyor
Real people’s lives don’t revolve around foolish fiction.

Everyone's life is full of fiction. Stories are how we relate to the world. Even 'true' stories such as historical bibliographer edited to the point of fiction. Fiction is how we teach things and how we learn about the world. Story telling is as old as the human race. We learn to read with fiction. We learn math with fiction (story problems). Even Jesus taught with fiction (parables). Even science uses fiction by formulating made up stories (theories) and then testing them against evidence (experimentation). Anyone that tries to live without any form of fiction is going to lead a pretty crappy life.
39 posted on 05/01/2013 1:09:39 PM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: TalonDJ

>> “ Even Jesus taught with fiction...” <<

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You have a comprehension barrier.

“Jesus” never used fiction of any kind. His parables were all quite true; just that the names were witheld. (he knows the hearts of all)

You completely misunderstood my comment. Those whose lives revolve around drama and fiction will die without ever embracing reality. “Arrested development” is the polite clinical term.


40 posted on 05/01/2013 1:24:04 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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