To those who believe Bible is not literal...

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If you believe that there is absolutely a god and he sent that book, you can't conclude that this is literal becouse it doesn't make sense when you read it as literal. (well it does make sense but not in a good way..) But since there is no evidence that this book is sent by god (or there is a god.) You dont need an explaination to make it meaningful. And probability of god is same as the probability of any other fictional character such as superman.
I believe that is one of your problems. You presume that there is a god and he sent this book to guide us. But first you should think about the possibility of god being non-exists.
And even if there is a god It is unlikely for him to communicate with us in this way. Becouse it is the dumbest way to do it.
Frodo said that (and many believers agree) if he sends clear proofs then there will be no need for faith. But why is faith good? Why believing something without evidence (or in this case on the contrary of evidences) is nessesary? Its not rational its not logical. Its just bullshit..