and experience with the Bible have been positive, when you encounter difficult passages, you are more likely to give it the benefit of the doubt. Similarly, if you are predisposed to skepticism, you will probably view it through critical eyes. Anybody born during or before the Leave It to Beaver era and who was into rock music in the late 1960s undoubtedly remembers the stunning rumor that swept the music scene in late 1969. The rumor was that one of the Beatles,