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If there wasnt a literal fall, in a literal place, by a literal man. Then what fall are we talking about? Jesus shouldnt even have a reason to save mankind.
Jesus said that "For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." Nowhere does this require a literal place, event, or human. The fact is that we all sin and therefore need saving.
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Sin is the reason why we see death, bloodshed, disease and a cursed world.
Or it may have always been that way. Do you have evidence of what the world looked like before the "curse"? Bloodshed is a common occurence throughout the animal world, such as carnivores catching prey. Disease can be found in every creature, human and non-human. A "cursed world" explains nothing, since we do not have a non-cursed world to compare it to.
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Before this, God made a perfect world.
Actualy, I think God said "It was good" not perfect. Right now, I look out at the world and think "It looks good", therefore no change has occured.
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Gods plan is to save mankind from the judgement on sin through Christ.
And that plan is not changed if Genesis is figurative instead of literal.