Unnecessary choice of religion — Mythoi

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Unnecessary choice of religion.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Unnecessary choices. · view the constellation · filed as J462.3

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Father leaves sons three jewels – Christianity, Judaism, Mohammedanism. All to be used. (Cf. J1262.9.)

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Unnecessary choice of gods. King's sons each choose a god: Jupiter for power, Saturn for wisdom, etc. Father says that a god of all combined would be better Unnecessary choice of philosophies. Aristotle drinks both red and white wine to show that all philosophies are good