When reading the Bhagavad-Gita, I was struck how similar the structure was the the Platonic dialogues. Both texts involve one character (Socrates or Krishna) explaining a philosophical system by answering the questions of another character. I think that we would all agree that this concept generally works for Plato, but how do we feel about using it for a more spiritual text? Is it permissible to have a sacred scripture that forces the diety to explain the spiritual system to a mere mortal? Or does this text seem more sacred and legitimate, because it tries to explain this rationally through the traditional method used in antiquity?
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