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From: gtaylor@cornell.UUCP (Greg Taylor)
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Subject: Re: Heaven
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Date: Thu, 12-Jul-84 08:38:37 EDT
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Those of you with better things to do than to flame Jeff might want
to try this little essay question (suggested in part by an essay by
Umberto Eco in the current issue of FMR...which I read at the library
rather than purchased):

Briefly trace the changing image of Heaven in Western Intellectual history.

Since there are so many historians here, that seems like an interesting
sort of diversion. Now, for part two:

If you've ever thought of or believed in Heaven, sit down and do the same
tracing in your private "history".

Those of you with any curiousity but little religious inclination can try
this with the "ideal state" of your choice...I'm sure that *someone* will
step forward to claim that that's *all we're doing, anyway...*

If you come up with anything interesting, give me a holler. Were the
two short essays isomorphic?

Yer pal,
gtaylor
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