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Question to theists: When to take the bible literally?

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Question to theists: When to take the bible literally?
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RE: Question to theists: When to take the bible literally?
November 19, 2021 at 7:42 pm (This post was last modified: November 19, 2021 at 7:42 pm by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
If it makes a theist happy, comfortable, and feeds into his prejudices, it’s literal. If it causes a theist unease, it’s a blessed and holy metaphor.

This is the chief reason that theists expend so much time and energy trying to prove that the Bible doesn’t mean what it says.

Boru
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RE: Question to theists: When to take the bible literally? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 19, 2021 at 7:42 pm

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