(December 7, 2011 at 1:56 am)Stimbo Wrote: Agreed. Barre, you might be better off trying to float this on some xtian forum. Around here the first step would have to be to demonstrate why we should take anything from the bible seriously, before disappearing down the rabbit hole chasing after some esoteric spiritual meaning of the story. Not all of us automatically buy into the veracity of holy books, especially when the text is known to be filled with inaccuracies. distortions and pure fantasy. Hardly a reliable source of information.
You should take the Bible seriously because of its tremendous inlfuence it has. Yes, like any other text, the biblcal writings contain expected "inaccuracies, distortions and pure fantasy." But it is also true, also to be expected, that the biblical writings also contain and convey accurate information. It is a common sense perception, born out by empirically based research.--The biblical writings are a mixture of truth and fiction, fact and imagination.
