tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156253068484769884.post5392886873100329110..comments2023-09-16T16:09:55.109-04:00Comments on TheoPerspectives: God's Love and Limits: Theistic Evolution and Christian OrthodoxyJames Goetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412501436355228925noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156253068484769884.post-69800601326520297022007-09-24T22:04:00.000-04:002007-09-24T22:04:00.000-04:00Hi Simpleton from AvC,I already clearly stated tha...Hi Simpleton from AvC,<BR/><BR/>I already clearly stated that the Bible is to be taken figuratively specifically with respect to the creation of Adam and Eve. And I reject your false dichotomy that says a figurative story can have no literal elements. For example, Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyun is an allegory that has humans in it. And we do not have to say that the humans in Pilgrim's Progress represent something other than humans to agree that Pilgrim's Progress is an allegory.James Goetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412501436355228925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156253068484769884.post-75618064816772244802007-09-24T18:47:00.000-04:002007-09-24T18:47:00.000-04:00Please state clearly whether you advocate if the b...Please state clearly whether you advocate if the bible is to be taken literally or figuratively specifically with respect to the creation of Adam and Eve.<BR/><BR/>It is either figurative or literal, it cannot be both.<BR/><BR/>So please pick one and when you do that, you would have clearly stated that you reject the other unequivocally.<BR/><BR/>Then address how evolution is supported or at least not opposed by the version you choose.<BR/><BR/>For instance if you choose the interpretation to be literal, the bible is immediately doomed, since evolution applies to populations, not to two people.<BR/><BR/>If you choose the interpretation to be figurative, please explain the figurative basis for a man, and a woman to have been created from his rib.<BR/><BR/>A camel is the ship of the desert. This is a figurative statement, but it has meaning. The camle allows transport for a passenger through a desert, it is the best means for many travellers to cross a desert, it consumes water, a precious ingredient very frugally, etc. This is a good figurative description.<BR/><BR/>Try the same with Adam, Eve and a rib. <I>With a real-life example</I><BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Simpleton from AvCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com