Well, now, the existence of the person, place, or thing where the message comes from doesn't necessarily make the message meaningless. Just because Gandalf is a made-up character, doesn't make any of the things he said unimportant literary or personally enriching.Chris OConnor wrote:My issue is that the "10 Commandments" were commandments from a non-existent deity. So I have no interest in revising "fake" commandments. They should go in the garbage with no hesitation.
Guy Montag's lessons and words in FAHRENHEIT 451are no less captivating when I consider that he's no more than ink of the page.
This is not me saying one way or the other the value of the 10 Commandments; however, the non-existence of the Judeo-Christian God does not, in my opinion, necessarily mean to toss out the entire thing without thought. But that's just my opinion.