Could be. The thing is, I am being offered the words of the bible as the unerrent final word in science and morality here on this thread. Can I take it that the Commandment against adultery is also an approximation? Could it be that God meant I should USUALLY not mess around with my neighbor's wife?
Too many folks believe that their own particular subjective interpretation of the Bible, is the final word, period...they will accept no one elses interpretation at all...just look at the religious forum on FR and the threads there...they all stick to their own religions dogma, and theology, and insist that they and they alone are correct, and everyone else is wrong, and bound to go to Hell, because they are interpreting the Bible, differently...
No one on this thread or any other on FR is Gods defining authority on earth, tho some would have you believe otherwise...Scripture is sacred...human interpretation of that Scripture, is not sacred...that is, unless someone can demonstrate that they have been in a direct two way telephone call with God, giving them clear instructions...all people of faith believe they are in communication with God through prayer, and through His Word in the Bible...but just note the in-fighting and disagreement, and food fights going over on the religious threads...they all seem to say they are in communication with God, but they all seem to be receving different messages....