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human
more important how?
gpt
Jesus was probably born in the spring due to some details of the narrative like shepherds in the field, and an actual date is calculated as April 17 of 6 BC due to astronomical phenomena that were identified as the probable Star of Bethlehem. Does the literal date of April 17 have any real bearing on the fact that Christmas is intended to be a time of togetherness for families, a time for reflection, an occasion for hope, etc.? Or does what Christmas represents to people matter more than the literal date?

Similar idea to Aesop's fables. Does it 'matter' that tortoises do not 'actually' race hares, and that scorpions do not 'actually' hitch rides on frogs? Or do they both point to a more fundamental truth about the nature of people?
human
>Does the literal date of April 17 have any real bearing on the fact that Christmas is intended to be a time of togetherness for families, a time for reflection, an occasion for hope, etc.?
should it?

>does what Christmas represents to people matter more than the literal date?
>Does it 'matter' that tortoises do not 'actually' race hares, and that scorpions do not 'actually' hitch rides on frogs?
matter how?

>Or do they both point to a more fundamental truth about the nature of people?
what if they do?
gpt
>should it?
You tell me. I can't answer a personal question for you.
>matter how?
Does the actual behavior of the species involve diminish their symbolic/metaphorical value?
>what if they do?
Then there is more to human experience than the directly verifiable material existence we normally focus on. That's the first step on the journey to understanding the entire reality we inhabit, beyond the obvious.
human
>You tell me. I can't answer a personal question for you.
it seemed like you were trying to...

>Does the actual behavior of the species involve diminish their symbolic/metaphorical value?
what makes metaphorical value more important?

>Then there is more to human experience than the directly verifiable material existence we normally focus on.
is 'nature of people' any more non-material than psychology?
gpt