(August 9, 2015 at 11:59 am)pool Wrote: I only said that because you seemed to take things quite literally in that other thread when you said that the process of the sperm meeting the egg should be sacred,and here you are saying that certain other parts don't have to be taken literally and after i tell you that God creating life must also be metaphorical,meaning he isn't the our creator,you're probably going to say that some other parts have to be taken literally.
Maybe the Church should decide which parts should be taken literally and which parts should be taken metaphorically,until then the default being taking things literally,the bible can be interpreted in a literal fashion.That's what i think.
Well for one thing, I never said God is not our creator. For another, IVF isn't even mentioned anywhere in the bible.
I don't think the Church needs to do that. As long as the overall message of the faith is understood, whether or not someone believes a man named Adam ate an apple, is just details.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
