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Re: Science and the Story We Need
Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2019 4:27 pm
by AnthonyMartin
Fidelio wrote:I guess one would say a God-breathed human telling, but that would be confusing. But when the author refers to " limited human renderings of the Truth" we know that the "human telling" he refers to is that of one who believes the Bible to be only a record of man's understanding of god, vs it being the very Word of God.
I would see some value in saying a God breathed human telling. I would disagree with Postman on the limited truth part. And he was not a professing Christian, that is true. But, I do think he paints a compelling need for the true story and illustrates how the attempts at those stories have fallen short.
Re: Science and the Story We Need
Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2019 8:13 pm
by Fidelio
AnthonyMartin wrote:Fidelio wrote:I guess one would say a God-breathed human telling, but that would be confusing. But when the author refers to " limited human renderings of the Truth" we know that the "human telling" he refers to is that of one who believes the Bible to be only a record of man's understanding of god, vs it being the very Word of God.
I would see some value in saying a God breathed human telling. I would disagree with Postman on the limited truth part. And he was not a professing Christian, that is true. But, I do think he paints a compelling need for the true story and illustrates how the attempts at those stories have fallen short.
I agree and perhaps my original comment was somewhat of a sidetrack, but in reading a great article, it made me feel let down in the end.