(September 16, 2015 at 12:50 pm)Alex25 Wrote: Okay, so in that case- how can you be sure that other parts of the bible are to be taken literally? What are the rules to determine what is literal and what is metaphorical?
After billions of years of life (evolution) on this planet, we were the ones created in god's image. YES!!
Good question. I supposed they put it in the bible, because it isn’t true. Why else? Instead of saying, “god set space and time in motion” (in genesis). God allowed false information to get in, and his followers are supposed to know not to believe in it, even though it is the word of god, and they should be believing every word of it. They must be given the wisdom to cherry-pick, but I think most christians cherry-pick different parts, so they’re all actually missing the wisdom from god part too.
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.' -Isaac Asimov-
