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To: Katelew who wrote (220384)	2/22/2007 4:05:32 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Respond to of 281500

I suppose so. I suppose one needs a greater thrust to make this leap if one believes that there is a chance the Book is incorrect than if one believes it to be inerrant and the literal truth. And that could be a reason why the fanatics seem to have stronger faith than the rest of us; introspection just isn't something they'd be big on.

To: Katelew who wrote (220384)	2/23/2007 12:11:33 AM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Speaking of the human error in the holy book... A new young Monk arrives at the Monastery. He is assigned to help the other Monks in copying the old canons and laws of the Church by hand. He notices, however, that all of the Monks are copying from copies, not from the original manuscript. The new Monk goes to the head Abbot to question this, pointing out that if someone made even a small error in the first copy, it would never be picked up. In fact, that error would be continued in all of the subsequent copies. The head Abbot says, "We have been copying from copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son." So he goes down into the dark caves underneath the Monastery where the original manuscript is held as archives in a locked vault that hasn't been opened for hundreds of years. Hours go by and nobody sees the old Abbot. The young Monk gets worried and goes downstairs to look for him. He sees him banging his head against the wall, and wailing "We forgot the "R". We forgot the "R"". His forehead is all bloody and bruised and his is crying uncontrollably. The young Monk asks the old Abbot, "What’s wrong, father?" With a choking voice, the old Abbot replies, "The bloody word is CELEBRATE."