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and then demonized the next -

I think it was harder than

she ever imagined it would be.

Look, you haven't told me

anything that someone with a Bible

and half an imagination

couldn't make up.

You're going to have to come up

with something a little better

than these sappy Mom and Pop stories.

To do what?

You know, one night on CNN,

Larry King said,

that of all the historical figures

the one he'd most like to

interview is Jesus Christ.

I got to tell you, this routine

with the retread Bible stories

has been a little

less than intriguing.

There's not much I can say that

would convince you that I'm Jesus.

Well, there's one true statement.

So how about we do this...

How about you suspend your

disbelief, just for tonight,

and we'll proceed as

if I really am Jesus.

Now, if you were sitting here

with Jesus Christ,

I know you would have some

questions for him.

The other day I passed a church

and the sign said, "No one comes

to the Father except through me."

signed, Jesus.

Now did He actually say that?

Because if he did, I

think he's full of it.

The stuffed mushrooms,

and your soup, sir.

You're not going to ask me

to say the blessing, are you?

I usually like to say a

word of thanks before meals.

Do you mind?

No, not at all.

Father, thank you for always

providing for us, whom you love.

That's it?

Oh, I'm sorry. Is there

something else you'd like to say?

No, I think that covered it.

What about that 'no one comes to the

Father except through me' business?

Why do you think I'm mistaken?

Because you've got all these people

around the world that believe in

different ways of worshiping God.

And you are saying that only

Jesus way is the right way.

You're problem with that is?

A lot!

Who's to say that Jesus'

way is any better

than Muhammad's or

Budda's or the Hindus?

Do you think Hinduism is true?

I don't know.

I've got some friends back home

and it seemed to work for them.

I didn't ask you if you

thought it worked.

I asked you if you

thought it was true.

It was true for them.

Before Capernicus, most people

thought that the world was flat.

It was false but

it worked for them.

Do you know why that was?

I guess it didn't

matter much back then.

Before Columbus, nobody traveled

far enough for it to be a problem.

What would have happened is

someone tried to go to the moon?

They'd be in for a big surprise.

The point is:

What people believed worked for

them even though it was false

but at some critical juncture it

was bound to not work anymore.

So?

You're the one with the

Master's degree - you tell me.

In business law, not philosophy.

Well, you still had to think a little.

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