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Tom Verenna\u00a0not long ago\u00a0proposed categorizing and distinguishing among mythicists, to provide further clarity about\u00a0the variety of different views,\u00a0which may otherwise unhelpfully get lumped together. One term\/category he\u00a0proposes is\u00a0\u201cZeitgeist Mythicists\u201d and it seems that it is a topic about which we agree<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Tom Verenna\u00a0not long ago\u00a0proposed categorizing and distinguishing among mythicists, to provide further clarity about\u00a0the variety of different views,\u00a0which may otherwise unhelpfully get lumped together. 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