Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site psivax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!ucdavis!ucbvax!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!psivax!friesen From: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen) Newsgroups: net.religion,net.religion.christian Subject: Re: Literal Vs. Spiritual Message-ID: <841@psivax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Nov-85 19:02:11 EST Article-I.D.: psivax.841 Posted: Wed Nov 6 19:02:11 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Nov-85 03:35:23 EST References: <627@dicomed.UUCP> <945@gitpyr.UUCP> Reply-To: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen) Organization: Pacesetter Systems Inc., Sylmar, CA Lines: 14 Xref: linus net.religion:7788 net.religion.christian:1579 In article <945@gitpyr.UUCP> ken@gitpyr.UUCP (Ken Hall) writes: >Comment: The Bible, if written by God, who is spirit, is spiritual. >Anyone who tries to understand it literally or materialistically will >wind up hating it because it makes no sense. > Yes indeed. This is why I believe it is an error to use the Bible to support some particular "scientific" theory, since to do so is to read it *materialistically* rather than *spiritually*. -- Sarima (Stanley Friesen) UUCP: {ttidca|ihnp4|sdcrdcf|quad1|nrcvax|bellcore|logico}!psivax!friesen ARPA: ttidca!psivax!friesen@rand-unix.arpa