Why should it clean up errors?
IT'S FICTION
It's not supposed to be true, and anyone stupid enough to believe it is deserves whatever they get.
This material has all been used in fiction before, it's all recycled.
Getting in a flopsweat over fiction is a tacit admission that your belief system is fragile.
SO9
"Getting in a flopsweat over fiction is a tacit admission that your belief system is fragile."
Nope. Not fragile at all. Grief stricken is more like it. If you are Catholic, then you understand the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. If you are not Catholic and do not understand who He is and why He is reverenced, I won't explain.
What others believe is not my problem. The Offense, with a Capital O to Christ is my grief.
"Getting in a flopsweat over fiction is a tacit admission that your belief system is fragile."
That's a stunning line, and one I hope you don't mind if I borrow.
Never understood why so many get their panties in a bunch over this book.
Culture matters. The only people that downplay that with it's only fiction nonsense are liberals. It's funny how 30 second cigarette commercials and marketing in all its forms is too influential but entire movies and books have no affect on anyone. That type of atomistic approach to a cultural ethos is the problem.
All smears, libels and slanders are FICTION. That does not dilute their harm.
So9, I've spoken to non-Christian colleagues who were working out of India. They believe that the book is true. seemingly many Hindus who like Christ's teachings believe it to be true -- ditto for Muslims. The book tells them that Christianity is a false religion, and they believe it. Yes, out of ignorance, but the book has still damaged the church.
So if I agree with the garbage and or let it 'slide' I will have a stronger belief system (whatever that is)? What if I attempt to discredit other 'belief systems' or other members of 'belief systems' may suggest they let things slide -will this improve my 'belief system' quotioent?
LOL