Makes perfect sense. I also think reading it and taking it for it’s words literally creates a block. Where as inquisitive minds whant to know more about a reference.
Such as the term “heavenly beings”. What heavenly beings? It can’t be just that simple, there has to be more to it than just a general generic canned wrapper. What heavenly beings are they talking about? If they claim to have seen these heavenly beings at that time what were they seeing?
I dont think they were dillusional, I think they really did see them. But what did they see and how would they have to describe it based on their limited knowledge at the time?
So I think reading the words and taking them litrally without wondering more limits objectivity. Taking it literally is being stuck in the 12th century when “it is what it is, it is the miracle of God and never question it any further”.
There is so much that makes absolutely no sense based on current knowledge. But... Metaphorically and hypothetically it might actually make very good sense even based on our current level of understanding.
Sometimes I wonder if God is just a lieutenant in the big scheme of things and the MILKY WAY IS JUST HIS SECTOR.As in any organization, every body has a boss and the Big Boss is overlooking the entire universe. So of all the galaxies out there that exist, maybe each one of them has there own Boss to create life in it as they see fit, they can set there own rules, create there own dynasty and run it the way they see fit. If there are Gods that can create, maybe there are multitudes of them, certainly, the universe is so vast, maybe it takes a village of Gods to run it. If humans are incapable of understanding infinity, how can we even begin to think how Gods might exist in the universe. Maybe it is Zeus, or maybe Odin that controls our destiny. Simply put, we just don’t know who is in charge, and lately, it doesn’t look like anybody is.