I read this sentence taking all his assertions in account as having a period he left out after original story.
Adding punctuation marks to other people's writings probably explains a lot - like how so many people so often point out you are having comprehension problems. I do wonder what other assertions you are referring to, because all of the ones on this subject seem to be asking why someone would believe in a character from a story that they think has been proven fictional.
I do realize we in America speak a different English than most countries.
I know Americans have strange rules about quotations and punctuation, but I've not met an American who thinks that adding punctuation to radically alter meaning is normal practice.
Fortunately Tuffers said the same thing in multiple different ways. His central question:
if you accept the Biblical creation story has been proven false
then why do still believe in the existence of its central character?
So, just to engage the topic for a moment - do you think it makes sense to hold the idea that a story is fictional but that the protagonist is real - especially given the intimate link between protagonist and deeds that is characteristic of YHWH - or am I being foolish using contemporary English to try and discuss this with you?
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