(January 17, 2016 at 12:22 am)Mr.wizard Wrote:(January 16, 2016 at 9:26 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Because, you're claiming that Catholics are required to believe in the literal interpretation of the story of Genesis. Which is a 100% completely false statement. Most Catholics believe the story in Genesis is allegory/symbolism for God being behind all of creation, and for human beings to have free will and have the ability/intelligence to choose between good and evil.
Ok, this is ridiculous The creation story is an allegory for God created everything??? So the authors wrote the creation story that's says god created everything this way, to really mean god did create everything but not this way?
Most of us believe it simply means God is the father of all creation. Whether it was done in 7 days or over the coarse of billions of years, is not important to this one, fundamental belief.
"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
