.....a historical collection of "life lessons" recorded by very intelligent people over the ages who just did not have the where-with-all to know the causes of the natural or social phenomena they lived or experienced? Isn't the real story behind Adam and Eve simply that our ancient ancestors understood that because humans had weaknesses life would not always be a 'Garden of Eden'? Forget the snakes and the fig leaves. That's just the storyline to convey the real message. Or Noah really experienced a bad earthquake / tidal wave flood and happened to be near his boat? There weren't many meteorologists or seismotologists then, so they ascribed this incredible unknown force to God. The lesson being that when it hits the fan, the prepared (righteous) will survive (be saved). Is it possible to take the literal reading out of the equation, pay attention to the lessons, still believe in God, and still be a ________? What faith would that be?
2007-05-30
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