Literalism and Autism

[Belacqua]

Yes, that's certainly so.

In your view, does "take seriously" always mean "read literally"? 

I'm not persuaded that it does. Even if we can't know the intentions of the original authors, later Christians were willing to take it both non-literally and seriously.

So now it's both non-literally and seriously? Are you in training for next mental acrobatics contest?

History shows that many people take stories both non-literally and seriously. 

You can point to the myths used by Plato in the Phaedrus, for example. 

Is it wrong for me to bring this up, or to acknowledge the fact that it happens?