Claim CH102.2.1:
Jesus refers to creation and flood as though they were literal, which
shows that those stories were, in fact, literal.
Source:
Morris, Henry M. 1985. Scientific Creationism. Green Forest, AR: Master
Books, p. 204,246,253-254.
Response:
- Jesus's referring to traditional stories does not mean those stories
were literal. People today refer to "the boy who cried wolf" and
"blind men examining an elephant" and other stories the same way. Yet
they do not consider those stories to be literally true. Their value,
and the value of the stories Jesus refers to, is as stories, not as
historical record.
created 2003-7-31
