RE: Literal and Not Literal
September 3, 2019 at 3:19 am
(This post was last modified: September 3, 2019 at 3:19 am by Belacqua.)
(September 3, 2019 at 3:14 am)EgoDeath Wrote: So all you're saying is, if we use the world holy in a certain way, then people find it holy.
No, the opposite. If people find a thing holy, then we are reasonable to use the word "holy."
Quote:You don't think vast numbers of people think that these books are the divine word of god, to be taken literally? What makes them wrong?
Vast numbers of people do think that these books are the divine word of god. They are wrong because there is no god.
Quote:Saying we're continuing something "because it's tradition" is about as good as saying nothing.
People sometimes continue things because it's tradition. I've never said it's good to continue something because it's tradition. If it's a good thing to do, then it's probably a good thing to continue. As I said before, there are good traditions and bad traditions.