Originally Posted by mayonaise
i really don't see why people have to get their panties all bunched up about this book. sure, it made me think, and made me question some things a lot more than i would have. but in the end, i know that it's fiction, and not to interpret any of it as history. that some people perceive it to be factual literature is their own problem.
That is exactly how I feel about the Bible, the Torah, etc.