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Flabby Chick · Post by **Flabby Chick** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:23 pm

I'm going to do a TB, as in post a comment and run. I just thought of you guys when i heard this and bet some of you will have fun disagreeing--but you'll be wrong.

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:49 pm

\"There is no monopoly on beauty and truth in religion\"
S.Fry

Well said.

Kiran · Post by **Kiran** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:39 am

Ford Prefect wrote:
"There is no monopoly on beauty and truth in religion"
S.Fry
Well said.

Agreed. I just read about it in philosophy class. Such interesting perspectives.

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:16 am

Is that meant to be \"within\" or \"by\"?

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:48 pm

That turn of phrase is British and also an unrehearsed comment. If he wrote it down and edited it for an international audience I suspect it would be more like
\"Religion has no monopoly on truth or beauty\"
Having a Welsh/Scottish mother and living in a country with strong British roots the original comment seems clear to me but language is a funny thing and I have to say that my interpretation is just my opinion. I don't want to claim to put words in Mr. Fry's mouth.

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:41 pm

Thanks, thats kinda how i understood it as well. Just kinda backwards phraseology to me.

MD-1118 · Post by **MD-1118** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:24 pm

Wow. That was quite possibly one of the most sensible things I have ever heard.

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