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The Atheist Experience 26.35 08-28-2022 with Matt Dillahunty and Jim Barrows

The Atheist Experience

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The Importance of Objective Methodology in Interpreting the Bible

"There is no objective way to read any work of literature," he says. "It's just not possible because it's a series of stories about a sensibly one character, but who really knows?" The authorial fallacy: assume that what the author means is what the book means; if you're reading Moby Dick and want to read a bunch of stuff into it,you don't have to assume that what Herman Melville said in that book is what he meant.

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