[Gordon Greene]

“Ever heard of parables?”

Here we go with the Alegory routine... you explain to me how the scripture means anything if it can be explained away as alegory and parables?

Was the birth, death and resurrection of Christ just a parable?

[buccaneer81]

Here we go with the Alegory routine...

Was the story of the prodigal son real? How about the Good Samaritan?

[hellbender]

You don't think the God who repeatedly chose to communicate using parables in the New Testament just might have also used metaphorical language in the OT? The fact that a story is a "myth" or simplification does not mean that it isn't true! Genesis conveys fundamental truths about God, man, evil, and Satan, but it is not a science text.

As for Jesus, he was a figure from recorded history and his actions were written down by numerous eyewitnesses, while the origin of the earth occurred billions of years ago, when there were no mortal creatures to witness it. And yes, that age has been proven over and over through the use of physics (radiometric decay rates), with no need for Darwin's involvement.