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Joseph Campbell

Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble.

Joseph Campbell

Religion

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Joseph Campbell means that religious stories and symbols hold important truths when seen as metaphors that convey deeper meanings. However, problems arise when people take these symbolic stories literally, treating them as factual events instead of understanding their intended lessons.

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