Theology Based On An Allegorical Genesis

[FallentoReason]

Catfish will probably say something then contradict himself when stimbo or someone points it out followed by drich and whatever drugs he hoped up on. Good luck on finding a good explanation. And go!

I've been let down twice in real life when I've asked this. First time was when I was discussing with my friend's dad who has a PhD in theology. We discussed the scenario in the case of a literal Genesis which is the more "straight forward" answer in terms of theology (but not science). Then when I told him I can't go against the doctrine of nature (what science tells us about reality) in favour of religious doctrine, I asked him what it all means allegorically. He hesitated and then literally just shrugged.

The second time was with my dad who is a non-practising Catholic. I don't know how we got onto the topic, but he told me he doesn't really understand why Jesus needed to die on the cross. I explained to him that most Christians I know (Pentecostals) believe in a literal Adam & Eve, therefore Jesus is redeeming mankind for Eve's mistake. My dad is an incredibly rational man who believes in evolution and so he didn't agree with that answer. He sees Genesis as poetry depicting our relationship with God, so I asked him what it all means allegorically. "I don't know" was all he had to say.

I'm interested to see people's answers on here. I already know that Drich likes to have his cake and eat it on this one. God created two "worlds" where one is the garden and the other is the rest of the earth. Then after the events in the garden, Adam & Eve got jiggy with the monkey men who, coincidentally, where at a stage in the evolutionary path equal to where A&E were poofed into being.