Gilberto, At 05:49 AM 10/24/2005, you wrote: >>Do you have an example in mind for how two contradictory narratives would >>both be correct? I would be tempted to say that if they are both correct, >>then the contradiction isn't real. And vice versa.<<
Yes. 1. There is a God (Semitic religions) ... There is no God (most Buddhisms) 2. There is no metempsychosis (`Abdu'l-Baha) ... There is metempsychosis (Vedanta) 3. Jesus is the Alpha, the Omega, and the Way (New Testament) ... Muhammad is the Seal (Qur'an) 3. The end (Jesus as the Way or Muhammad as the Seal) ... The beginning (progressive and relative fulfillment) Narratives often contradict. Other narratives, such as those in the Baha'i texts, may sometimes attempt to explain those contradictions. However, since contradiction is nominal and literary, the contradictions remain in spite of any new narratives which try to resolve them. Via moderna, Mark A. Foster . http://markfoster.net ... [a] word is ... a universal. - William of Ockham Structurization Tech: http://tech.structurization.com The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
