You've not only hijacked my argument, but you've hijacked logic as well, and neither of us are all too pleased.
Just because two people named Adam and Eve didn't exist doesn't make the theological/ moral basis of their story any less true. The idea behind Adam and Eve is that we, as humans, are imperfect and are going to sin because of that imperfection. I don't need Adam and Eve to be real people in order to understand that.
I do not doubt you have no need for these things to be real and true, just as Reverend Watkins has no need for the Bible to be accurate and consistent. But why stop at Adam and Eve, or even Noah. Why does Christ have to be real if all that matters is that the message guide your needs.
Just so long as everyone is excellent to each other.
Hell, all we really need is Bill and Ted
"You've not only hijacked my argument, but you've hijacked logic as well, and neither of us are all too pleased."
It must feel real great that you can just dismiss anyone you disagree with as stupid, but let's try this again. Since Adam and Eve, if they didn't really exist, have nothing to teach if I'm to following your logic correctly, then Jesus' parables, since they're clearly stories, must also have nothing to tell us.
"I do not doubt you have no need for these things to be real and true, just as Reverend Watkins has no need for the Bible to be accurate and consistent. But why stop at Adam and Eve, or even Noah. Why does Christ have to be real if all that matters is that the message guide your needs."
The Bible is spiritual accurate and consistent, but not historical or scientifical accurate or consistent. In fact, like all literature, each book reflects the personal and regional biases of the writer as well as what was occuring in the world around them. Many of the Genesis myths clearly parallel Babylonian stories because they were written by the Israelites' priestly class while they were in Exile. Therefore, they parallel and comment on Babylonian myths.
"Just so long as everyone is excellent to each other."
That's the whole idea behind religion last time I checked... the Golden Rule, the Good Samaritan, etc. Perhaps if everyone tried that, instead of all upset because the Bible isn't the 100% literal truth, then the world would be a happier place.