Obvious allegory? Isn't all of the Bible obviously an allegory?
Why do you people believe so religiously and fight so mightily to destroy Christian faith and faith in God as it has existed for thousands of years? Do you hope to win the “lost” through your beliefs?
I don't intentionally try to destroy 'faith', but you unintentionally brought up an interesting point. Knowledge eliminates faith, if you have knowledge you don't have faith.
To give your question a serious answer. There is no effort to destroy Christian faith. What you are seeing is push back, some of us our students of history and we like seeing how ancient mythology tries to measure up to reality. It is fun trying to use the arguments of Galileo and Einstein to refute old and dead ideas.
I personally have to do a little research occasionally in these arguments, and sometimes I pick up bits of knowledge and truth that tie things together. I love when that happens : )
There are numerous references to this conceit in the Bible. You might find those points interesting as well.
“Obvious allegory? Isn’t all of the Bible obviously an allegory?”
“I don’t intentionally try to destroy ‘faith’, but you unintentionally brought up an interesting point. Knowledge eliminates faith, if you have knowledge you don’t have faith.”
And atheism breeds narcissistic behavior and folks who believe they are their own god...
Oddly enough that is a self fulfilling prophecy (as long as they are vertical).
P.S. If those were not your “serious” answers you really need to get to know the crowd you’re trying to persuade.
“Obvious allegory? Isn’t all of the Bible obviously an allegory?”
No, let me take this one on in particular. You must be joking when you say this. Otherwise I have to conclude that all of evolution is allegory as well... seeing as most all of what you call science is supported by supposition based on refutable evidence. Evolution is nothing but a sinner’s crutch to do as they please, since there is no moral absolute if God is simply a myth.
If you believe in it for other reasons you are the exception and not the rule (or you’re just embracing your public education).