So, I'll keep it simple.
Remember children's stories - say The Tortoise & the hare?
Well, the FACTS are that there really was no race between a tortoise and a rabbit.
The TRUTH is "Slow and steady wins the race"
It is a story. It is allegory. It teaches morals and truths - NOT facts.
The creationists actually believe that somewhere out there, animals are holding races with turtles and rabbits competing.
> It is a story. It is allegory. It teaches morals and
> truths - NOT facts.
Tell me. Do you allegorize the virgin birth and resurrection, too?
How about the miracles of Christ and the Second Coming? Are those allegorical?
Where do you draw the line?
And if there are those that draw the line differently than you, does that make them stupid in your most elevated estimation?
If the Bible clearly presents something as FACT, and you “know” it to be FALSE, then how can you rely on anything at all in the Bible?
If you’re just looking for a good book of morals, you could probably write one yourself.
And it would be every bit as valid as a book of morals written by, say, Mahomet or Karl Marx. N’est ce pas?