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To: epicure who wrote (62781)	10/16/2002 8:58:27 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Let's admit that every work of literature can be read more than one way, and there is no way, unless the author is crystal clear outside the book, and not always even then because he could be lying or have changed his mind, to know. For example, one could probably make arguments that Shakespeare's plays were actually written by ancestors of ET who used them to convey hidden messages to aliens stranded on earth. No way to disprove it.

To: epicure who wrote (62781)	10/17/2002 5:51:17 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

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To: epicure who wrote (62781)	10/17/2002 6:00:36 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

The important thing is that there is no mention of discontinuity. The Church is portrayed as going about its business, saying its prayers, having its inquiries into canonization, electing its Popes, etc., without once "problematizing" it. The natural inference is that it is at least as continuous as, say, the 50 states are of the original Republic, or the Byzantine Empire as the surviving remnant of the Roman Empire. (The continuity portrayed is even greater, though). That is, there is no reason to question its historical continuity, according to accepted norms. The "anything is possible" tack is one of the most useless forms of argumentation I know of, since it takes what is not even plausible to try and create doubt.