so based on the writings of most Christians here it appears that you dont take the bible literally?
You pick and choose which verses to read literally and slough the rest off as allegory or metaphoric?
The problem is....how do you know which ones to read literally? Are the verses you take seriously the same verses that others do as well? If there is any doubt about which verses apply does it bother you when you wake up? Is the idea of "I know them when I see them" practical when it comes to a Christian standpoint, and is that what the Christian churches teach you?
If any of the Bible is non-literal, why can't it all be?
and finally....
IF the reason stands that you are able to pick and choose which versions you take literally, is THAT the reason there is conflict amongst religions?
Old-earth creationists claim young-earth creationists cling to an untenable position in the face of the evidence. Young-earth creationists denounce old-earth creationists as hypocritical liberals who have given in to atheist influences. As a result, creationism, unlike evolution, is not a unified position, but merely a group of inconsistent, conflicting arguments.
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