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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: Brian Subject: RE: "Snake handler" preacher dies....of snake bite Body: How does one know which parts to take literally and which not? How do we know which parts are really God talking, really history, or myth? Is there some methodology by which the good religious moderates know? The whole snakehandling thing just comes from an aside in Acts (and which as a book is patently obviously not reporting history - it is trying to resolve contradictions between Christian sects that existed at the time). Snakehandling makes sense if you see religion as a set of costly rituals that signal cultural/group commitment with sunk costs rather than a set of empirical claims. Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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