[Serious] Literal and Not Literal

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So, can someone explain to me how we interpret whether or not the creation story in Genesis is literal or not

Because it’s fairly implausible that the writer/s of the story intended it to be literal. If he did, it probably would have started off with how he miraculously acquired knowledge of beginnings of creation.

Then, how do we interpret whether or not Jesus was actually born of a virgin? How do we know that part's not a metaphor?

The virgin birth is only two of the gospels accounts, and Matthew ties it to prophecy in Isaiah, that he might have misinterpreted as indicating the messiah would be born of a virgin.

Judging that he tied it to a prophecy of the messiah, it does appear that he expected his readers to take it literally, as a fulfillment of the prophecy.