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Part 1, Chapter 3: Not So Smart
3.1. But then, a while back, I began to notice things
(facts and logic) that seemed to actually support the general Jesus concept,
and I began to suspect that the concept was not nearly so foolish as it
first appeared. I began to think that there is more here than meets the
casual -- albeit rational -- eye.
3.2. And at this point, it seems to me that there are numerous credible
and serious facts and ideas supportive of the Jesus concept that we of
the intelligentsia simply missed that first time around. I just think
that most of us were turned off, and away, early on and never did the
mental gymnastics necessary to uncover the real intellectual support for
the Jesus hypothesis. Superficially, it all seemed too foolish -- and
generally speaking, we were just not as smart as we thought we were…
(Most well educated and analytically minded people place far too much
faith in their own reasoning. (Clearly, you can see that I’m not
one of those people – or at least, not anymore! ))
3.3. I’m also thinking that our educational system predisposes the
intelligentsia to an analytic perspective -- in contrast to a holistic
perspective -- and consequently, our general attitude towards religion
takes on a decidedly negative spin. More about that later. (What
Now?)
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