[KeepUSfree]

I've never understood why folks fight over this. One can have a firm belief in Christ & God - and still believe in evolution....they are NOT exclusionary - unless, of course, one takes the Bible literally.

And, anyone who takes the Bible literally, as fact, word for word, is delusional and foolish. It is a book, written by men, containing selected stories (to push a "political" agenda - just like the NYTimes), with errors by men, additions by men, exaggerations by men, omissions by men and lies by men - just like every other book in existence.

As my Jesuit college professor taught:
"It contains TRUTH - not Facts".

When you find the actual bible that God personally wrote - you can then have a factual leg to stand on. Until then, it's just another book of good ideas - kind of like a "Hints from Heloise" - but with deeper implications.

[Dudoight]

You and I are on the same page.

[Westbrook]

> “It [the Bible] contains TRUTH - not Facts”.

Amazing.

What kind of twisted thinking is THAT?

If it’s not factual, how can it be truthful?

And if it’s not truthful, how can it be factual?

What am I missing?

Sounds a lot like Dan “false, but accurate” Rather.

[burzum]

And, anyone who takes the Bible literally, as fact, word for word, is delusional and foolish.

A literal reading of the Bible would only give you the conclusion that π=3, geocentricism is correct, and that the Earth is only 6000 years old. All rubbish.