[Aric2000]

I have studied for myself, as a matter of fact I traveled to Italy and got a chance to study it while I was there. I also was able to visit a number of biblical scholars that I had been in contact with via mail, this was in 1989-90 time frame, while I was in the military, I took FULL advantage of the fact I was there.

The vatican library is unbelievable, and I was just in the public part, I can just imagine what the private part is full of.

The history of the bible is very interesting, you should really study the bible sometime, not what's in the bible, but the actual history of the bible, it's fascinating.

It will of course make you question your literal interpretation of it, but it is still fascinating all the same.

Anyway, that's as far as I will go with that, this is supposed to be a science thread, not a bible thread, if you would like to discuss it in another thread, then please ping me and I will be happy to.

Just don't expect to convert me, I am quite Unconvertable.

[Aric2000]

As far as becoming some sort of literalist that is.

I have no problem with christianity, nor with the bible.

It is taking the bible as LITERAL that I have a problem with, just so that everyone knows where I stand.