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You don't have to believe in elves and dragons to enjoy The Hobbit; you don't have to believe in gods and devils to find useful quandries* in sermons and scriptures.

> The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet! — not Ecclesiastes 9:11

* see also Abelard, Sic et Non, ca. 1120

[antwerp1]

This was such a trip, appreciate all the references. But that is no philosophy for life. I’m actually surprised it is written that way in the Bible.

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I'm not sure what you're referring to by "that", so I can't help immediately — but if you explicate what you're looking for in a philosophy of life (and it has any overlap with my interests), I might be able to point you to something more interesting.

[antwerp1]

(I mean the original reference itself is surprising)