(July 22, 2013 at 4:31 pm)Drich Wrote:(July 22, 2013 at 12:57 pm)whateverist Wrote: Well, so long as you think it is a literal account then you will miss the allegorical message. If in fact, every word in the bible was written by a person possessed by God himself who wrote with literal intent, it is surprising just how little specificity there is in the writing. It seems much more likely that a being capable of what you believe your God to be would find communication limited by the ability of his intended audience. Poetic allusion seems a likely recourse. If so, and you insist on reading it simply, you will miss the boat.Maybe I should try asking a question, how about: Why can't creation be a literal account?
"...and if it is a literal account?" Then I fry in hell yada yada yada.
I don't know. I keep an open mind, so maybe you should point us to an account that can't be proven false.
