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In response to "LIR: Jax. See B2. Adam and Eve/Genesis/etc as literal events, no, but they do serve to describe some important ideas of Christianity such as " by oblique

"So, science fiction" me to my priest.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Dec 9 '09, 08:56

he got pissed.

it's fiction. some of the stuff can happen in nature (Red Sea parting enough to walk across).....see, science....fiction....

he was pissed off.

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There's a point though...around the time of Abraham...that it becomes more historical and those events become the chronology of the Jewish people - oblique Dec 9, 08:59 1
- This was very early teachings when he was going on about the beginning of the Bible. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 9, 09:01
you probably could have said the same thing more tactfully. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 08:58 10
- Or the priests could have found a way to explain why God can violate the laws of physics by, you know, being Godly. -- nm - TWuG Dec 9, 09:00
- It's an allegory to help get our teaching across. - Will Hunting Dec 9, 09:00 8
  - I'm guessing it's the word "fiction" that ticked him off. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 09:01 7
    - Then really, teaching a book that's not factual might not be the best manner to avoid fiction. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 9, 09:02 6
      - parts of it are factual. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 09:02 5
        
        So is the best science fiction. See the circular logic here? - Will Hunting Dec 9, 09:05 2
        
        It's a historical fiction. -- nm - CQ Dec 9, 09:07 1
        
        Same connotations......I can very easily see a situation where the Jews are fleeing Pharoah - Will Hunting Dec 9, 09:08
        
        And... parts aren't. It's the teaching of the parts that aren't as if they are that is troublesome -- nm - TWuG Dec 9, 09:04 1
        
        Exactly. -- nm - Jim Dec 9, 09:07
Gee, I wonder why? -- nm - kelly Dec 9, 08:57 1
- Being confronted with reality can be a traumatic exprience. -- nm - TWuG Dec 9, 08:59

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