On Wednesday 09 May 2007 11:04, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 10:19:12AM -0500, Gnu_Raiz wrote: > > I personally believe that we are all aliens, derived from some super > > soup left over from the planets which were created when the galaxy was > > formed. I thought from physics and the conservation of energy that > > nothing was formed from nothing. > > Try explaining the concept of energy without using any words created by > modern science. This is just one of the reasons I think the bible > shouldn't be taken literally.
Good idea as far as it goes. I think that like many other things, the choice (literal, metaphorical) is not really binary. My thoughts on that are that you have to decide what is meant literally / figuratively based on the context. Not just the previous or following verse or chapter, but other items as well, such as who the intended audience is, and the culture at that time. On the other hand, I'd like to say that, in all my years online, this is the nicest back and forth about religion that I have ever seen. Maybe it is because it didn't occur on slashdot. Regards, Anson > > Regards, > Andrei -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
