[clonemeister]

most scholars and theologins agree that much of the bible is pure symbolism used to express the views of the authors. To take it all in and consider it fact goes against the whole purpose of the work.

As for the flood myth, there have been recent discoverys in the black sea? that suggest there was a major flood in that region, but logisticly, the noah myth is just that, a myth.

And if you (cottons) are going to use evolution in a biblical argument, how do you expalin away dinosaurs and the fact that the first known living thing on the planet was algea.

You have every right to believe what you want, and I would fight to defend your right to do so, but to represent the bible as fact is in my opinion an exercise in futility. I for one know several "good" christians who would disagree with the idea that it is all fact or that everything in it really happened.

I also feel that me or anyone else trying to make you change your belief is an exercise in futility. At the same time I love a good debate, and the chance to at least provide some thought provoking discussion.