Why do grown people believe in stories about talking animals? All people descended from 2 humans? Noah's ark?

Question

Has the concept of inbreeding never crossed their minds?

Not only do people believe in this nonsense, they have the nerve to label it "divine wisdom" Why are fairy tales considered sources of infallable moral guidence?

Answer 1

What would you have us believe the even far fetched fairy tale of Evolution? Something that Science can't even prove

Answer 2

The greater misunderstanding is yours. The stories are symbolic more than actual. Case in point is the "descending from two humans". The story of Adam and Eve are symbolic to the first race of reasoning beings, not just two people. The reference is to the separation of mankind from common communion with God and not a report about one family.
The most blind concept of creation is that God performed a magic trick and, "poof", humans! The perpetual growth to intelligent life through evolution is more accurate.

Answer 3

Have you read proverbs or the beatitudes? The wisdom of day to day living in the Bible is undeniable, as far as I'm concerned. And the idea of God makes perfect sense to me.
The Bible doesn't exactly say that Adam and Eve were the first humans. Who did Cain associate with after he killed his brother?
The Bible doesn't dispute any of the archeological findings. It's just that education didn't allow for such findings until the last century. And all that people had to go on for thousands of years was what was written in the Bible.

Answer 4

I've never met anyone over the age of 3 or 4 that believes in talking animals.

Answer 5

Some people never grow up and others don't want to think for themselves.

Answer 6

The simple answer is, cult brainwashing. It's highly effective.

Answer 7

I see your point. I have serious issues with the Brothers Grimm as well.

Answer 8

Interesting, innit? We outgrow other stories that are clearly fictional, yet we accept religious tales without question, and even get irate when they're questioned.

The only real difference is fear. They're afraid to let it go.

Answer 9

In the Bible, God caused a donkey to speak. It was a miracle, to show up the cruelty of the donkeys owner.
(Numbers 22:22-33) And the anger of God began to blaze because he was going; and Jehovah’s angel proceeded to station himself in the road to resist him. And he was riding upon his she-***, and two attendants of his were with him. 23 And the *** got to see Jehovah’s angel stationed in the road with his drawn sword in his hand; and the *** tried to turn aside from the road that she might go into the field, but Ba′laam began to strike the *** in order to turn her aside to the road. 24 And Jehovah’s angel kept standing in the narrow way between the vineyards, with a stone wall on this side and a stone wall on that side. 25 And the she-*** kept seeing Jehovah’s angel and began to squeeze herself against the wall and so to squeeze Ba′laam’s foot against the wall; and he went beating her some more. 26 Jehovah’s angel now passed by again and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn aside to the right or the left. 27 When the *** got to see Jehovah’s angel she now lay down under Ba′laam; so that Ba′laam’s anger blazed, and he kept beating the *** with his staff. 28 Finally Jehovah opened the mouth of the *** and she said to Ba′laam: “What have I done to you so that you have beaten me these three times?” 29 At this Ba′laam said to the ***: “It is because you have dealt ruthlessly with me. If only there were a sword in my hand, for now I should have killed you!” 30 Then the she-*** said to Ba′laam: “Am I not your she-*** that you have ridden upon all your life long until this day? Have I ever been used to do to you this way?” To which he said: “No!” 31 And Jehovah proceeded to uncover Ba′laam’s eyes, so that he saw Jehovah’s angel stationed in the road with his drawn sword in his hand. At once he bowed low and prostrated himself on his face. 32 Then Jehovah’s angel said to him: “Why have you beaten your she-*** these three times? Look! I—I have come out to offer resistance, because your way has been headlong against my will. 33 And the she-*** got to see me and tried to turn aside before me these three times. Supposing she had not turned aside from before me! For by now even you I should have killed, but her I should have preserved alive.”

Answer 10

And you are the reverend of Satan. You are blaspheming the Word of God. Repent and ask God to forgive you and save your soul. Jesus Christ came in the flesh and if you do not believe this you have lost your soul. Repent and believe because the time is short. And this is said in love for you.