RE: Literal and Not Literal
September 1, 2019 at 5:06 am
(This post was last modified: September 1, 2019 at 5:06 am by Acrobat.)
(September 1, 2019 at 4:34 am)Darwin1245 Wrote: 4. Non-literal writing can promote divisions.
While atheists vs Christians (particularly fundies) often tend to be arguments about science and history, arguments divisions between Christians sects are almost never about history or science.
Even for literalist, literalism doesn’t negate whatever non-literal meaning is to be found in the the text. And the meaning is always superior to any supposed scientific and historical fact the Bible supposedly contained.
Pretty much all Christians literalist as well, would agree that Christianity isn’t reducible to quasi-scientific or historic facts, Accepting them doesn’t equate to being a Christian.