(June 6, 2018 at 8:05 am)ignoramus Wrote: This thread is to be taken Mathilda style!
But really, aren't we all sick and tired of theists reading anything they want from the bible and just say: No, you don't read that bad bit literally, silly!
Oh, how fucking convenient is that!
Theists, here's a pro tip.
Science books don't need the readers imagination in order to convey information. Same goes for all non fiction literature.
Some poetry and fiction novels really benefit from the reader's imagination to bring the writer's "world" to life for a more entertaining experience.
And here we are, with the world's most authoritative work, the bible, and no 2 people can agree exactly how or when or what parts should be read literally or metaphorically.
And if that's not bad enough, people try to live their life by it!
I don't get how they don't get it
Maybe you should clarify who you're speaking to because I for one have never argued that anything in the bible should be taken as a metaphor except those things which are obviously metaphor, such as parables or some prophecies (e.g. book of Revelation).
