(February 13, 2010 at 5:39 am)fr0d0 Wrote: Like I keep saying tavarish - it doesn't matter if it was real or not... the message of the story is what is really important. Like fables... the facts of the individual players is irrelevant - it's the point of the story that makes them valid. I suppose you dismiss fables too and the simple logic points they make?
I wouldn't have an issue with it if the bible just made logical points and gave general advice on life and was regarded as a story. However, a considerable majority of Christianity believe that much of the Bible is LITERAL. As in REALLY happened. It's a major issue when you have people wholeheartedly believing in something that is absolutely unfounded in the realm of scientific discovery and history. It's also a problem when people push their religious ideals on others because they are in a position of authority.
It most definitely matters if it was real or not. It outlines the basic notion that there is a difference between fact and fantasy. I can read the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, know it was a work of fiction, read between the lines, and still come out not actually believing the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything is 42.
