Lessons 77-79 Sex Bias Influences Translators
It is interesting to note that Bushnell's discussion of Sex Bias begins with Lesson 77, paragraph 616. So far, this discussion of Bushnell has been mainly limited to "male bias" by the translators as though no other discussion existed, skipping over Lessons 1-76. This includes a freak-out factor of at least 8, regarding the influence of the serpent as biblically documented by the existance of enmity between the serpent and the woman. It should be noted that if Satan were not behind any bias that may exist, that would leave man himself as the sole source of abuse and mistreatment of women from time past until today.
I don't mean to imply that 77-79 are actually being discussed here...just being discredited as much as possible.
I find this statement by Bushnell of particular interest in paragraph 616:
"It is well known that when a man gets lost on the prairie, he begins to go round in a circle; it is suggested that one side (generally, the right) being stronger than the other, he pulls unconsciously, with greater strength upon the corresponding guiding reign of his horse. Just so does the translator; he pulls unconsciously on the strong side of preconception or self-interest. This may not be intended, but it is nonetheless inevitable to the uninspired hand. For this reason, neither class nor sex should have exclusive right to set forth the meaning of the original text."
It seems that this piano only has 1 (one) note and is being pulled around in circles on the prairie.
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