for theists: Should your religious text be interpreted literally?

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Tue, 02/19/2013 - 08:57

Tman127182

This is specifically geared towards the theists, but atheists can join in as well. How should religious texts be interpreted? For example, if you're a Christian and you believe that Jesus died for our sins and did all those miracles, but don't accept the literal stories of the Noah and Moses, and Adam and Eve, what are the guidelines into reading it, how can we, non-believers, separate the stories from literal and figurative/allegorical?

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Tue, 02/19/2013 - 19:02

mysticrose

The bible was written more

Thu, 02/21/2013 - 08:54

dtommy79

A friend of mine told me that

Thu, 02/21/2013 - 11:55

(Reply to #3) #4

Tman127182

but does this priest believes

Sun, 02/24/2013 - 01:46

rider

I don't believe in all

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 22:03

SammyShazaam

Lol, I love it when

Sun, 07/10/2016 - 20:56

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CompelledUnbeliever

Sammy you are obviously as

Sun, 07/10/2016 - 21:01

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Sir Random

Like the WW2 Anti-aircraft

Sun, 07/10/2016 - 21:22

(Reply to #8) #9

CompelledUnbeliever

Wow I'm such a newb

Sun, 07/10/2016 - 21:29

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Sir Random

I can't tell if your being

Thu, 07/14/2016 - 22:50

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mykcob4

Okay enough already with the

Tue, 06/28/2016 - 12:46

#12

charvakheresy

I would put the religious

Wed, 07/06/2016 - 17:42

(Reply to #12) #13

Jonathan Santos

I think that Bible doesn't

Tue, 07/12/2016 - 16:25

(Reply to #13) #14

CompelledUnbeliever

Yeah it's a thick book to get

Tue, 06/28/2016 - 15:22

#15

mykcob4

The bible is a book of

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 01:35

#16

chimp3

The Bible needs to be taken

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 08:21

#17

mykcob4

The bible is a political

Thu, 06/30/2016 - 01:33

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chimp3

I do not mean literal as true

Thu, 06/30/2016 - 22:22

#19

mykcob4

Okay lets get to the nub here

Thu, 06/30/2016 - 23:10

#20

Nyarlathotep

OK so I opened my bible to a

Fri, 07/01/2016 - 10:26

#21

charvakheresy

I would agree with you here

Mon, 07/04/2016 - 23:53

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Dave Matson

Charvak,

Tue, 07/05/2016 - 07:47

(Reply to #22) #23

charvakheresy

I agree with you on this. And

Fri, 07/01/2016 - 14:18

#24

curtisabass

If you think the Bible should

Mon, 07/04/2016 - 11:40

#25

curtisabass

One last thing.

Tue, 07/05/2016 - 00:57

#26

Dave Matson

Serious Bible scholars (they

Sun, 07/10/2016 - 19:25

#27

Deidre32

I was raised in a Catholic

Sun, 07/10/2016 - 19:31

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Sir Random

And, it being an experience,

Sun, 07/10/2016 - 20:14

(Reply to #28) #29

Deidre32

Not so sure everyone fits

Sun, 07/10/2016 - 20:17

(Reply to #29) #30

Sir Random

There is no "Each man/woman

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Tue, 07/12/2016 - 03:43

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charvakheresy

@ deidre - its admirable that

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