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Originally Posted by Jasper84  But how can the bible merely be symbolic if people actually think the things it says are true? What if they believe creationism, how can a god be non-deitistic if he has done things that are very specific? |
Read my post. I've specifically said that the literal interpretation of the bible that fundamentalists are so fond of is not what I'm talking about.
It's very easy to believe that the bible is true and symbolic at the same time. For example, Shakespeare writes,
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Originally Posted by Shakespeare Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps |
One can read this and say 'this statement is true' and yet not believe in cupid, or that he shoots arrows and places traps.