Repetitive discussion: Was Looking for God in Harry Potter

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 153481

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "leslie41" <leslie41 at ...> wrote:
>
> 
> > Geoff:
> > This whole topic is one which has been covered in great detail in 
> the past.
> > 
> > Might I refer members to one of the longer and more interesting 
> threads?
> 
> Thanks for the tip--

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> The reason this group exists is because for us issues related to the 
> books never get old, or settled conclusively.  People often change 
> their minds or come up with new things to say, or just want to 
> express their opinions again to people who haven't read them before, 
> especially after two years (the date of the post you cite).  I'm 
> sure the threads on God and Harry Potter from two years ago are 
> interesting, and I will go back and read them.  But doubtless 
> they're not conclusive, especially after HBP.  My guess is they 
> won't ever be conclusive, because no discussion of the books will 
> be "conclusive" except with regard to canon, and what is "canonical".

Geoff:
I wasn't suggesting for a moment that we stop discussing topics such 
as these but it is sometimes useful to refer back to what's been said 
in the past.

I keep a personal archive of every message I've posted in nearly three 
years of being on the group and this is often invaluable for re-quoting 
in a current thread.

There has been  a problem, certainly since HBP, when some topics have 
gone on and on and on... ad infinitum ad nauseum when the same material 
is recycled without really being added to.

But bloing the dust off an old thread came sometimes be illuminating.