tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183662.post111548184419752220..comments2023-06-13T21:46:20.222+01:00Comments on A few words: Holy writ, Batman!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183662.post-1117346543413279742005-05-29T07:02:00.000+01:002005-05-29T07:02:00.000+01:00I can see that it might say it: a text that went "...I can see that it might say it: a text that went "there was this bloke, see, and he went to a village, no it was a town, well, anyway, these three people came up him, or was it four? And they said -- no, wait a minute, I've got this wrong--- these people left the village and came to see him..." would not carry much conviction. But a text's assertion of its truth is still an assertion that the reader must consider on its merits- and the argument that the text says it needs no interpreation is itself an interpretation about which there may be dispute!Martin Locockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198668398629742974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183662.post-1117324844659760142005-05-29T01:00:00.000+01:002005-05-29T01:00:00.000+01:00A fun-damentalisttext has to say that, lest it'll ...A fun-<BR/>damentalist<BR/>text has to say that, lest <BR/>it'll be open to interpret-<BR/>ationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com