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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not OP but the cherry tree story was made up: http://edit.mountvernon.org/research-collections/digital-encyclopedia/article/parson-weems/ [/quote] But was your faith in humanity crushed when you learned it was a fable?[/quote] No. In fact I was more intrigued, and sought to understand more about why such stories were created -- what was it trying to convey. Just like art and music such stories sometimes are meant to move people to feel a certain way. You may not always agree with the message but it is interesting. History picks certain things to remember to convey what a group thinks is important (yes, myths are sometime created). But people do this all the time -- think of people's resumes. People include only what they feel is relevant to a potential employer and there is always more to their experience than what is conveyed on the resume. [/quote]
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