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2861U2 said:
Ask the most admired religious scholars in the world, and they cant tell you with absolute certainty what parts are literal and which metaphorical. If person A wants to believe Jonah was actually in a fish, and person B believes it is a metaphor, neither is wrong, IMO.
Believe me, 99.9% would agree about the dragon...
2861U2 said:
Me deciding whether or not dragons actaully existed in the Bible is not that important to me. That is not a major factor in me being a Christian.
I do care about my faith and wrestle with issues all the time. I do think for myself, but I believe the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Word of God more than anything the world could ever teach me. But I do not spend weeks determining whether or not I think dinosaurs existed in the Bible. I dont believe it is that important.
You bring up the idea of research, which once again, I question. Research will not prove creationism or Christianity, folks.
I'm losing track of the idea of this thread. People who believe in creationism said why, and people who believe in evolution stated why. The latter crowd seems intent on getting the former crowd to prove creationism, which neither I nor anyone else can do. What do you want me to say? Can creationism be proven? No, of course not. Is there more scientific evidence reinforcing evolution as opposed to creationism? Yes, there sure is. I really dont get what you all want. This is turning into an assault on Christianity.
It's not becoming an attack on Christianity, it's become an attack on flawed thinking.
Many Christians know that their faith and science can coexist, that there is no contradicition.
You have to look at the concrete evidence that the world has offered you and see how it works with your faith.
Ignoring it, just makes one look ignorant.