Johnathan Bi Lecture V: The Christian Revelation | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
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Dec 24, 2022 
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Johnathan Bi's Biblical Journey
- Johnathan Bi initially dismissed biblical stories as non-literal.
- Discovering René Girard led him to see their relevance to the human condition and Western thought.
Christianity's Role in History
- Christianity is a rupture, bridging the pagan past with the modern present and apocalyptic future.
- It's the reason our society is distinct from the violence and injustice of pagan societies.
The Bible as a Myth Vaccine
- The Bible tells the same story as pagan myths but from the victim's perspective, exposing the lies of all religions.
- It's a "myth vaccine" using proximity to the "disease" to neutralize it.