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In reply to the discussion: Religious belief interferes with people's understanding of evolution (NPR) [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)Darrow: "Do you claim then that everything in the Bible should be literally interpreted?"
Bryan: "I believe that everything in the Bible should be accepted as it is given there; some of the Bible is given illustratively. For instance: 'Ye are the salt of the earth.' I would not insist that man was actually salt, or that he had flesh of salt, but it is used in the sense of salt as saving God's people."
Darrow got to the heart of it - metaphorical language is the language of religion, not science texts.
Clarence Darrow was a really interesting figure in history. He also represented Eugene Debs in the Pullman Strike and Big Bill Haywood, founder of the IWW. Darrow was also instrumental in the formation of the American Civil Liberties Union. Some of his archives are available online - http://darrow.law.umn.edu/index.php?
there are also tons of sites with factual information available for people who want to learn about evolution and why creationism/intelligent design are not scientific ideas, but religious ones.
but, as far as evolution goes - we have actual video evidence!!!