--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > [...] > > Why would he say this? A literalist interpretation of the Vedic > > literature may or may not contradict modern views of the world, > > depending on the interpretation. Plenty of Fundamentalist > > Christians embrace evolutionary theory via the "Day-Age" > > interpretation of Genesis, for instance. > > Yeah, but that's not "literalist," strictly speaking.
Of course it is. "Day" is undefined in human terms until the sun is created. Until then, it is metaphorical. At least the devout 7th Day Adventist I knew who believed in evolution (or didn't disbelieve at least) claimed this. > Not all fundies are literalists in the strict sense of > the term, by any means. But if they *are* literalists, > they have to deny evolutionary theory. Nope. See above. Other interpretations of the literal meaning of the words in the bible might lead to other reconciliations as well. > > My impression of MMY is that he sees the scriptural > myths as metaphors but takes the much more abstract > *referents* of the metaphors literally. > Yes and no. ;-) > Did God say "Let there be light," etc., or did God > say, "Let there be a Big Bang and we'll see what > happens," "Let there be evolution and we'll see what > it comes up with"? How can you be sure that there is a difference? Are you now defining what God meant when he used the word "light?" > > (The above sentence more germane to my response to > Vaj in another post, but I've got to get out the > door in two minutes and I don't have time to > move it over!) > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
