Spektical writes:
The question is still unanswered....why do religious people take some stories literally and some not? What makes them so sure about their decision? and if these stories are open to interpretation because of individuality, then why universalize them into beliefs?
Many churches have "official" Belief statements, but that has never stopped individuals from adopting the beliefs that they choose to adopt.
It has been virtually proven that there was no global flood, for example. I look at the story as symbolic, anyway. Consider the water level required for the Ark to end up way up on Mount Ararat! I guarantee you that it would take far longer than 80 days for the water to recede.(where would it go?)
Conversely, I
do believe in the story of the Virgin birth of Jesus, even though there is also evidence by many scholars that refutes it. I believe that Jesus is definitely Gods son in a way that none of us could ever be.
I have had debates and discussions over the idea of Jesus being fully God and fully human while on Earth versus Jesus being human only (and therefore subject to imperfection, as are we)
Now....am I sure about my beliefs? My decisions on what to accept and what to reject? I am only sure that I am comfortable with them in the context of my relationship with God as I understand and perceive Him.
My beliefs are unprovable (which is why they are called beliefs) and I cannot say that they are any more right than anyone elses beliefs.
My beliefs have been shaped by experience as well as by my own logic, reason, and perception of reality.
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