Religion

guillaumeb

(42,649 posts)

43. Walking on water is a metaphor in english, correct?

Reply to ExciteBike66 (Reply #35)

Tue Jan 2, 2018, 02:40 PM

Jan 2018

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

56 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Religion and the non-overlapping magisteria position. [View all] guillaumeb Jan 2018 OP

noma is bullshit Voltaire2 Jan 2018 #1

Nicely illustrating my argument. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #3

The problem with taking the bible as a completely non-literal text is that it destroys the texts marylandblue Jan 2018 #29

Babies were killed at Hiroshima. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #41

Try addressing my actual point marylandblue Jan 2018 #45

Read the text from the standpoint of 5800BCE. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #46

Psalm 137 was written approximately 550BC, is that a typo? marylandblue Jan 2018 #50

And we resolved to never do it again. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #55

Perhaps you might consider saying that most religious thought is childLIKE. Methinks that it cornball 24 Jan 2018 #13

No it is childish nonsense. Voltaire2 Jan 2018 #15

You either believe or you don't. PragmaticDem Jan 2018 #2

True, but rejection of the NOMA position guillaumeb Jan 2018 #4

I have always thought religion and science can live together. PragmaticDem Jan 2018 #5

Apparently literalists on both sides reject NOMA. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #7

Do you believe that a man-god was walking around Voltaire2 Jan 2018 #12

Jesus was walking, and preaching, and was executed. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #25

then your faith beliefs are intruding into the realm of the physical world, making claims that Voltaire2 Jan 2018 #37

Non-literalists do as well Lordquinton Jan 2018 #20

I can only speculate as to the nature of the Creator. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #26

As expected Lordquinton Jan 2018 #51

AGREE! cornball 24 Jan 2018 #8

AMEN!! cornball 24 Jan 2018 #6

NOMA is rubbish. longship Jan 2018 #9

Amazing that an atheist trying to discuss any part of the bible Lordquinton Jan 2018 #11

That's why NOMA is rubbish. longship Jan 2018 #14

The body of your response contradicts the title. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #21

The extent that theists infringe on science is the extent that NOMA is rubbish. longship Jan 2018 #33

Fiction and non-fiction Lordquinton Jan 2018 #10

The NOMA position force you to give up Christianity muriel_volestrangler Jan 2018 #16

No, it does not at all. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #22

A NOMA position like that is fooling itself muriel_volestrangler Jan 2018 #34

That is untrue. ExciteBike66 Jan 2018 #35

Walking on water is a metaphor in english, correct? guillaumeb Jan 2018 #43

I want you to tell me you don't believe Jesus actually walked on water please. ExciteBike66 Jan 2018 #56

Not everyone agrees with Gould. MineralMan Jan 2018 #17

No, and by not agreeing you are free to pursue your own thought guillaumeb Jan 2018 #23

I am always free to do that. We are all free to do that. MineralMan Jan 2018 #38

If the creation is to be taken non-literal then the whole of the Bible has to be taken Angry Dragon Jan 2018 #18

It's non-literal except there is a creator Lordquinton Jan 2018 #19

Creation continues until the collapse. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #24

Thank you. sprinkleeninow Jan 2018 #27

Agreed. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #28

Yes, one of wisdom you be! sprinkleeninow Jan 2018 #31

Very nicely put. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #42

Meant this as a reply to your post no. 7. Oops. sprinkleeninow Jan 2018 #32

NOMA was an attempt at coexistance. An attempt to live and let live. I believe it fails. bitterross Jan 2018 #30

Gil, if you believe in NOMA and a non-literal Bible, that is fine... ExciteBike66 Jan 2018 #36

Great point. trotsky Jan 2018 #40

How do you know if religion has provided an answer? trotsky Jan 2018 #39

What answer are you looking for? guillaumeb Jan 2018 #44

I'm not asking for an answer. trotsky Jan 2018 #47

No, you are making what you consider to be a point. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #48

I understand why you're afraid to answer. trotsky Jan 2018 #49

Okay then the challenge that faces the theist TlalocW Jan 2018 #52

Yet some here insist on treading into the science magisteria by... longship Jan 2018 #53

Oh, so Genesis wasn't meant to be a literal accounting of the creation of the Universe. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2018 #54