Quotes About Literal-minded

Humor is the touchstone of the truly mythological as distinct from the more literal-minded and sentimental theological mood.

Looking for fears, indeed, may be a more fruitful research strategy than a literal-minded quest for thinkers who "created" fascism.

I think Southern whites are very literal-minded about the Bible, and the Constitution as well, because they are always searching for ways to read texts that would support their racial views. It goes beyond race to support a hierarchical worldview in which everyone has a place: slaves, children, women. A typical Sunday morning starts with a biblical text that gives legitimacy to whatever the preacher wants to say.