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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (14976)3/25/2011 10:49:42 PM
From: Solon2 Recommendations  Respond to of 69300
 
"“All religions are true but none are literal.”"

I know what he means but it takes some extreme liberties with the notion of "truth". On one hand he explicitly states they are false and contradictory...but...

they are "true" in that they have value in proving a metaphorical tapestry to anchor our attention and our wonder.

I've always liked Campbell. Of course, he understood that all religions are mythic...