Wesley Huff
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And I would imagine in a time... It was kind of small back then. Yeah, but you don't have food readily available. And if there is a tribe that has tons of food, they grow big and then they look like giants. Is that...
And I would imagine in a time... It was kind of small back then. Yeah, but you don't have food readily available. And if there is a tribe that has tons of food, they grow big and then they look like giants. Is that...
Is there ever a time where, or like, maybe the question I want to ask is like, how do you feel about the people who don't take these stories literally, they take them metaphorically, but they arrive at a similar conclusion that somebody who takes them literally does?
Is there ever a time where, or like, maybe the question I want to ask is like, how do you feel about the people who don't take these stories literally, they take them metaphorically, but they arrive at a similar conclusion that somebody who takes them literally does?
Is there ever a time where, or like, maybe the question I want to ask is like, how do you feel about the people who don't take these stories literally, they take them metaphorically, but they arrive at a similar conclusion that somebody who takes them literally does?
Can you give me a good example of both?
Can you give me a good example of both?
Can you give me a good example of both?
So there are, there are parts of the Bible that are meant to be interpreted as metaphor and they're, I'm so, I'm being like protective of you whenever I ask these questions. Cause I know like if you agree to something, somebody on the internet is going to crucify. Do they do that?
So there are, there are parts of the Bible that are meant to be interpreted as metaphor and they're, I'm so, I'm being like protective of you whenever I ask these questions. Cause I know like if you agree to something, somebody on the internet is going to crucify. Do they do that?
So there are, there are parts of the Bible that are meant to be interpreted as metaphor and they're, I'm so, I'm being like protective of you whenever I ask these questions. Cause I know like if you agree to something, somebody on the internet is going to crucify. Do they do that?
Has anybody ever done that to you? Yeah, no, never. Yeah, okay, so maybe that's not the wording. What would you find? There are parts of the Bible that are, would you say prescriptive? Yeah, prescriptive.
Has anybody ever done that to you? Yeah, no, never. Yeah, okay, so maybe that's not the wording. What would you find? There are parts of the Bible that are, would you say prescriptive? Yeah, prescriptive.
Has anybody ever done that to you? Yeah, no, never. Yeah, okay, so maybe that's not the wording. What would you find? There are parts of the Bible that are, would you say prescriptive? Yeah, prescriptive.
Does other hyperbole exist in the religious texts when it doesn't have to do with these type of severe situations? Like, are they hyperbolic about how fruit tastes like? It's a good question. I don't know if I know the answer to that. Because if that hyperbole exists in these other areas that aren't as high stakes, then it would make a lot of sense that it would exist when the stakes are high.
Does other hyperbole exist in the religious texts when it doesn't have to do with these type of severe situations? Like, are they hyperbolic about how fruit tastes like? It's a good question. I don't know if I know the answer to that. Because if that hyperbole exists in these other areas that aren't as high stakes, then it would make a lot of sense that it would exist when the stakes are high.
Does other hyperbole exist in the religious texts when it doesn't have to do with these type of severe situations? Like, are they hyperbolic about how fruit tastes like? It's a good question. I don't know if I know the answer to that. Because if that hyperbole exists in these other areas that aren't as high stakes, then it would make a lot of sense that it would exist when the stakes are high.
But if it only exists when talking about genocide, it seems like people are trying to skirt accountability.
But if it only exists when talking about genocide, it seems like people are trying to skirt accountability.
But if it only exists when talking about genocide, it seems like people are trying to skirt accountability.