Right next to your talking snakes and donkeys...
For example, the story of Jonah and the great fish (a favorite target of scripture scoffers) provides a literal lesson in obedience...
That can be conveyed with less than a fairytale-like story.
even if we do not understand how Jonah could spend three days in the belly of a great fish
So, you believe that he did? How is that different than believing in pink unicorns on Jupiter? Reportedly, some men blame it all on the woman. You seem to blame it on that poor serpent. Both of you, it seems to me, miss the point of the story
Regardless of the blame game, the central story on which Christianity rests is a fantastic tale of a talking snake. Or do you sitll deny it in desperation?
Under over five miles of ocean? Your theory, not mine.
“That can be conveyed with less than a fairytale-like story.”
Yeah, but you see, as unwise as it might seem, you aren’t the editor.
“Regardless of the blame game, the central story on which Christianity rests is a fantastic tale of a talking snake. Or do you sitll deny it in desperation?”
It’s clear that you are desperate to insist that the central theme of the Bible consists of “fantastic tales.” You cling to your Derrida deconstruction. You dare not go further.