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On Sun, 22 Dec 2024 17:23:12 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> The literalists have always had - and been - a problem.  I resolved the
> issue in my school days.  The literature classes we took taught us about
> metaphor and simile, and I saw no reason why the seven days of creation
> should not be metaphorical rather than literal.  Suddenly there was no
> conflict.  There are lots of things like that in the book.

Literacy and the printing press allowed many people to read the bible and 
come up with novel interpretations.