Are they reliable/unreliable accounts?
Do you view them more as symbolism than actual occurences?
Should everyone view them as symbolism?
I would enjoy something other than "nobody can know"... but it's up to you.
Answer one or all questions... or none. Thanks.
2007-12-21 08:13:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Just asking for opinions... don't get all snippy, Fred.
If you don't want to share, you can sit in the corner.
2007-12-21 08:24:52 · update #1
Parting of the waves? Whatever. Card tricks, now that's cool.
2007-12-21 10:46:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes, agnostics tend to be highly rational and take the bible as a man-written account of human history and ethnical standards, not a direct-from-heaven thing that was found somewhere or fell from the sky.
I'd also say that we can and do know, but saying so is admitting that you're an atheist and not many are that brave. it gets you strung up, tarred and feathered in some parts of the world.
2007-12-21 16:23:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I view them as allegory, metaphor, and symbolism. Example:
Fact: Jesus started with a few small communities that shared a communal meal regularly together.
Fact: Early Christianity spread rapidly into thousands of communal groups.
Story: Jesus takes a small amount of loaves and makes them turn into thousands. This allegorical story is first written by the author of the Gospel of Mark between 71-75 CE....two to three generations after Jesus lived when Christian communities had spread to thousands.
2007-12-21 16:26:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Definitely symbolic. Even if it were "real", how could a supernatural event be adequately described in human language? Literalism is the worst way to approach the Bible. These stories were crafted to make the best faith statements the authors could manage in their time. They are not historical accounts the way we understand them.
2007-12-21 16:22:32 · answer #4 · answered by skepsis 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No such position as an agnostic. As Jesus said in Matthew 12:30; ' ... he who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters'.
2007-12-21 18:04:25 · answer #5 · answered by cheir 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i give the bible no credit, only a great work of fiction.
everyone should view it as such, fiction, imaginary.
2007-12-21 16:18:00 · answer #6 · answered by Wes: i dont give thumbs down 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Please read the definition of Agnosticism. If you understood what it meant you would know that your question is ridiculous.
Its like asking Atheist to explain where god came from.
2007-12-21 16:21:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Define "thanks."
2007-12-21 16:47:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋