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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

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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.

(I mean the original reference itself is surprising)

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.

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