Letters to the Editor
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An interesting article.
I'm getting into the game late here.
I found the article to be quite interesting. Anything that leads more people to realize that Christianity is a man-made thing is okay in my book. Anything that reminds people that there was a general concensus hamemred out in the 4th century by a bunch of sweaty guys in wierd clothes is history that needs to be taught.
There is, of course, no God, no Devil, no Soul, no Afterlife. We made those up, too. It's high time we owned up to it all. It's past time that we owned up to the fact that we didn't evolve from apes, as much as we ARE evolved apes.
I find Ms. Pagels views to be very interesting, and her scholarship to be intriguing. I also can't help noting that the more she seems to learn about the history of her branch of the sand cult, the more the holy book becomes "metaphor".
Don't get me wrong, the sand cults have thier roots in a very human need to explain away a big fearful world. But as the world has become smaller and less fearful, religion has gotten more into the business of producing fear so they can, in turn, drive it away.