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Originally Posted by flames85
...and this is exactly what i mean by hostility. My comment was directed at the person who compared God to Harry Potter. That is a ridiculous comparison and it offensive to some. Most of us sane humans understand that Harry Potter is fictional.
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I brought up Harry Potter but I didn't compare Harry Potter to God.
The context was the claim that the Bible is proof of God, and my question would be why is the Bible proof of God but the Harry Potter books not proof of Harry Potter?
Of course we all know Harry Potter is fictional, that's the point of the comparison, it's working from a point where people agree back to where they disagree to figure out where the disagreement comes from.
EDIT: Same with the Isis, Thor, etc comparisons.. it's not meant as disrespectful, it's giving a list of similar things and asking why one is different than the others. It's like asking why someone would vote for a specific candidate vs. the others; there has to be some criteria for choosing one.