Re; Genesis as Metaphor

[Fidel_Castronaut]

I believe that the OP may have been referring to my exchange with Will Wheeton earlier this morning.

I wasn't actually trying to infer any sort of correct way to read genesis, I was merely pointing out that him interpreting the genesis story through his own interpretation was an affront to effectively every other Christian who also uses non-/literal interpretations for their own personal meaning.

Naturally this was lost on him, but that's mainly because he was a hypocrite in that he couldn't agree that any other interpretation of the genesis myth was equally as valid as his as none are backed by any sort of evidence (be they literal or non-literal).

If it was not about my exchange, please disregard

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Christians I've met over here (UK) don't really take much of the bible literally.
"You're not meant to take it literally" they will laugh, when say you ask about Hell.
"How you decide which parts are literal?" you may ask.
"It's obvious" will be the reply.

The advice seems to be "Read the Gospels first, they're the good bits". They don't seem to want you to start at Genesis, even though this is the normal way to read a book.

Aka, cherry picking. Always good for a laugh.