Literalism and Autism

[Belacqua]

But certainly not the Christians of today, and he fails to recognize that at every turn.

I think it's too broad to say "the Christians of today." I've corresponded with living Christians (Acrobat being one of them) who are comfortable with non-literal readings. Maybe "the majority of Christians of today" would be accurate, but I don't care about the majority if what they're thinking happens to be silly.

I don't think that the popularity of an idea necessarily makes it more likely to be true or interesting. I've said this several times before.