[Serious] Literal and Not Literal

[Acrobat]

Not true at all. Having one, unanimous interpretation of a text and following the rules of said text would mean you are not cherry-picking. But when you, personally, decide which parts of a text to follow and which to ignore, you are cherry-picking.

What do you mean by unanimous interpretation? I would think that how to avoid cherry-picking is by having a consistent methodology, that you don't read the Bible differently, than you would any other religious text, or work of literature, or writings, simply because the words holy, and religious are attached to it.

Secondly interpreting the text, and following whatever the text dictates are not the same thing. I can acknowledge that Hitler wanted the Germans to literally kill Jews, without having to follow his demands. The OP, is about interpretation, not the following of the rules being interpreted.

And no, I'm not going to play your game where you list rules and I have to choose which ones you broke. You're being insanely disingenuous, as per usual, Acrobat. Mental gymnastics and such.

You're being disingenuous. You accuse me of cherry picking when it comes to interpretation of the Bible, but have failed to support this accusation. I listed the rules I use when interpreting the biblical text, you failed to show any flaws in such rules, or why if applied consistently would result in cherry picking? All you've tried to do is shift the goal post from interpretation of the meaning of the texts, to following the text.

The funny part is, you probably really believe you're making a good point here. That's how disconnected from reality you seem to be.

You're right, one of the annoying features of being on forums like this, is how easy it is to believe what you do, without any real challenges to it. You get a cheap sense of comfort regarding the veracity of your views. But I'm not proud of this. Part of the reason I even participate in atheists forum, it's perhaps the few places where people strongly disagree with your views, and you would think this would foster meaningful criticism, and challenges to think through. But instead you just get insults and barely thought through nonsense. I don't find this satisfying but disappointing.