From: 69jpil69@gmail.com   
      
   On Sun, 16 Mar 2025 09:33:54 -0700, Bob Casanova    
   wrote:   
      
   >On Sun, 16 Mar 2025 05:18:02 -0400, the following appeared   
   >in talk.origins, posted by jillery <69jpil69@gmail.com>:   
   >   
   >>On Sat, 15 Mar 2025 09:30:41 -0700, Bob Casanova    
   >>wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>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).   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>Check your jerky knees.  My comment is an *affirmation* of your point   
   >>to his error.  That means it has everything to do with your point,   
   >>contrary to your point to me.    
   >>   
   >I concede that may have been the meaning you intended.   
      
      
   The literal point is that it's silly to argue about THE literal   
   meaning of THE Bible when THE Bible being referenced is an   
   interpretation of a translation of a translation of an interpretation.   
   Children who play telephone know this.  Even if there was a literal   
   omni-everything God who literally quoted Its pearls of wisdom   
   literally directly to some mortal, finite humans in their limited   
   native languages, there is literally zero chance they would have   
   literally understood what It literally meant.   
      
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