[Buck W.]

Don't get taken in! Yes, she is correct in her statement, but it's not related to my claim! I referred to allegory, a word for which certain other posters always substitute the word lie.

[Gordon Greene]

“I referred to allegory, a word for which certain other posters always substitute the word lie.”

I may have done that at first and for that I apologize. However, if most of the bible is allegory as you seem to imply then it is of no more use than Mother Goose or Aesop’s Fables. Just wise words written by men as social commentary and sound advice on how to live. It’s rendered useless as a path for salvation.

[Gordon Greene]

Would answering my questions damage your witness?

Just wondering. You want folks to answer yours...

[DallasMike]

I referred to allegory, a word for which certain other posters always substitute the word lie.

Sorry, but I haven't been following every single mini-thread. I just posted to you and Gordon regarding allegory. I may have bungled into that one, too, but I don't think the two of you disagree too much.

Yes, you are correct that modern people often substitute the word lie for allegory or myth. I find that a good dose of C.S. Lewis and Tolkien cures that fallacy.