Prove Christianity, not Theism in General

[FallentoReason]

You're trying to have it both ways. First you say the bible doesn't make sense if you take it literally, but then you insist it can only be read literally.

If I may...

It doesn't make sense literally because of the numerous contradictions that sort of reading spawns e.g. two creation accounts. But then a metaphorical reading doesn't work because of the apparent intricate relationship between the OT and NT e.g. the genealogy from Adam to Jesus. Surely the genealogy isn't from metaphorical man to literal man? Therefore, a literally reading seems to be the most logical... as far as "logical" goes with the Bible.

EDIT: this reminds me of a chat I had with a Christian friend at uni yesterday.. he was telling me Genesis is obviously poetry about an historic event. I asked him how there can be two creation accounts then, and so he says "well, it's poetry", so then I ask, "well, how do we know Adam & Eve were people then??" then the all too familiar face of someone trying to have their cake and eat it unfolded before me...