From: nospam@buzz.off   
      
   On Sat, 15 Mar 2025 08:50:22 -0400, the following appeared   
   in talk.origins, posted by jillery <69jpil69@gmail.com>:   
      
   >On Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:19:20 -0700, Bob Casanova    
   >wrote:   
   >   
   >>On Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:13:29 +1100, the following appeared   
   >>in talk.origins, posted by MarkE :   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >>>The measure of literalism is in the *interpretation* of the text of   
   >>>Genesis, not the quoting of it.   
   >>>   
   >>Nope; sorry. "Literalism" literally (sorry 'bout that) means   
   >>that the text is taken exactly as read; no interpretation   
   >>allowed. If it's interpreted it's not taken literally.   
   >>>   
   >   
   >   
   >That's right.  Everybody knows the Bible was originally written in   
   >English.   
   >   
   ...which has exactly zero to do with my point regarding the   
   meaning of "literal", or his error (an error he has   
   admitted).   
   >   
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