(May 9, 2022 at 12:34 am)JairCrawford Wrote: From what I’ve observed, even fundamentalists don’t read the entire Bible literally. They will pick the doctrines of a particular denomination and hone in on verses and passages that support said doctrines, and read those parts specifically literally, while other parts of scripture become more figurative or real stretches are made in attempts to harmonize.
Fundamentalist Christians are entirely rational; for them, it's fides quaerens intellectum. Few in the Academy think this way, at least publicly. One notable exception is Dr. Francis Collins. Unlike the general public, all of his colleagues know the complete unoriginality of his ideas, which is why he has convinced none of them to embrace his religious faith. Privately, they view him as being a bit of a crank.
