RE: Literal and Not Literal
September 4, 2019 at 8:27 am
(This post was last modified: September 4, 2019 at 8:28 am by Acrobat.)
(September 4, 2019 at 8:17 am)Deesse23 Wrote: Great, so Genesis, was (most) definitely not meant literal, it was more of a "story", an allegory, something else the authors (we dont know either) wanted to convey. We have no clue (yet) what the story was intended to mean, although theologians and believers argue for over 2ky about it.
Suggestion: You folks keep trying to figure this out. In the meantme i keep my belief (in what we dont know jack shit of) suspended. If you find something in the next approx 30y, give me a call, so i may be able to repent on my death bed just in time.
Here's my suggestion leave the question of whether it's literal or not to the side. Just like when you heard the story of the three little pigs, we could leave the question aside.
Then ask yourself what is the meaning of a story, about what is the meaning of the story, what is the other trying to convey?
It's a story about men acquiring knowledge of good and evil, and the impact of such knowledge. How it relates to concepts like shame, guilt, etc...
The meaning here is not dependent on the the account being historical.