Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy
truth, knowledge, information, fact, etc. those are all literal. if you want to claim that the genesis creation account is allegorical (which it most likely is) then you have to deny any relation to fact. non-literal things/ideas make no predictions, cannot be tested, have no definitions; and those are prerequisites for truths. if we do not have those then we are provided with no truths. do you see how this means that non-literal interpretations of religions tell us nothing?
I haven't claimed anything, other than your suggestion that all Christians hold a literal interpretation of the Bible is false. I'm confused enough about my own spirituality without attempting to debate the issue, except to say that organized religion of any kind is fucked up. But I'm also well versed enough on Theology and Christianity through my Catholic school upbringing (and hardcore in-laws) to say that if your impression is that a belief in the Christian God means a denial of evolution and blind acceptance of Creationism, it's just not the case.